My initial thoughts...of course Scrum disempowers developers but that's not what the article is about. I see a hyperbolic title and a bunch of complaints about

My initial thoughts...of course Scrum disempowers developers but that's not what the article is about. I see a hyperbolic title and a bunch of complaints about how "in the real world" things work differently (entrenched opposition will always sabotage progress). What is a manager but someone who has control over the controlled? I'm surprised with so many ppl nodding their head at this list of complaints about bad software processes at bad companies, masquerading as analysis. If you think it takes more than 2 days to learn _how_ to be a Scrum master, you don't understand the role. It's not complicated, difficult, and time-consuming enough to require a singular employee...unless your process is already screwed up. Good luck finding whatever magic bullet you think will save you that isn't Scrum-based teams.