Keep in mind the agile manifesto authors were consultants, working as consultants, and the manifesto is largely in the context of software consultancy. A lot o

Keep in mind the agile manifesto authors were consultants, working as consultants, and the manifesto is largely in the context of software consultancy. A lot of the points in the manifesto turn out to be slightly redundant. Comprehensive documentation, as entered into a tool, is wasted time when what you need to do is spend time with the customer developing their ideas into good software.