1. Focus for long stretches 2. Profession 3. No The impasse goes something like, programmer says "it gets done when it gets done," and agile wonk says, "I can'

1. Focus for long stretches 2. Profession 3. No The impasse goes something like, programmer says "it gets done when it gets done," and agile wonk says, "I can't tell higher-ups that," programmer conjures up some mumbo jumbo to make wonk go away, agile wonk then constructs a narrative around "story points." End result: it gets done when it gets done, and agile wonk remains on payroll.