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Dear "Hackers", it doesn't matter what McKinsey does. Consulting's business is inventing processes and then selling them. If they pitch something that is not a
by apples_oranges 5y ago
Dear "Hackers", it doesn't matter what McKinsey does.
Consulting's business is inventing processes and then selling them. If they pitch something that is not agile, it only means they believe they can make more money with something else.
- gitfan86 5y agoJust look at what they sell as "blockchain" or "crypto". They literally will sell you an editable blockchain or a centralized blockchain. They don't care about technology. https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-editing-uneditable-blockchain https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insight-editing-uneditable-b... Agile is the same thing. They have no problem creating a waterfall process for you and slapping a "Agile Certified" sticker on it.
- geodel 5y agoAgree. It just means same snake oil is available in new improved packaging. No longer one has to keep using grubby old bottle.
- tharne 5y ago> Dear "Hackers", it doesn't matter what McKinsey does. It absolutely matters what McKinsey does. Practically every business in America has a significant number of shallow-thinking MBA types who have next to zero understanding of the business they work in, and few practical skills. These folks survive and thrive by aggressively promoting whatever idiotic thing McKinsey and the fine folks at Harvard Business Review roll out next.
- DeanW 5y agoIf there are buyers of anything, even useless and harmful, someone will sell it to them. McKinsey, and others, are reading the market appetite of buyers and figuring out how to choose and package information in a way that is pleasing and meets the immediate usefulness measure of individuals in their markets. It's basically the same as the narcotics trade. And as both are hugely profitable, no amount of reasonable criticism will gain any traction with the participants.