The idea of Agile/Scrum is great. The practice varies, if done correctly it's beneficial, if done poorly it's a nightmare like any poor software engineering pr

The idea of Agile/Scrum is great. The practice varies, if done correctly it's beneficial, if done poorly it's a nightmare like any poor software engineering practice. Can't tell you definitively about how beneficial it is to the software industry, but I believe it's a net positive since it has encouraged faster shipment over big bang releases.