> it fosters a culture of doing just barely enough to meet minimum requirements and no adherence or even ambition to achieving excellence and craftsmanship Thi

> it fosters a culture of doing just barely enough to meet minimum requirements and no adherence or even ambition to achieving excellence and craftsmanship This criticism can be raised against Agile as well, but I think this attitude ultimately comes from utilitarian (or MBA) perspective, which puts monetary profits above human or engineering excellence.