I'll pipe up for Plink. Yeah, he's caustic about this, but he has a lot of experience with Agile (including some of the prominent names) and what he's saying is

I'll pipe up for Plink. Yeah, he's caustic about this, but he has a lot of experience with Agile (including some of the prominent names) and what he's saying is based on observation. Also, he's more of a "field people" than the consultants you mention. I'm not defending rudeness, but his exasperation is something I understand. It's the exasperation of a good programmer with management bullshit.