> * It conflates what SAFE says it does (continuous deployment; empower developers; responsive teams) with what it PRESCRIBES (coordinated release trains; proce

> * It conflates what SAFE says it does (continuous deployment; empower developers; responsive teams) with what it PRESCRIBES (coordinated release trains; process over people; commitment to long term deliverables up front), As is common with political initiatives. First the values are listed, then the motivation for those values are presented in a way that nobody can disagree with. Then the slight of hand: the proposed solution is assumed to be the only possible fulfillment of the values. All discussion about the mechanisms by which the solution fulfills the promises of the values is cast as disagreement about the values. "How could you disagree with coordinating your work" instead of "how do you think our activities don't lead to coordination between teams". It's unfortunately a very effective strategy.