I have learnt that it is not the methodology that matters most, but the people carrying it out. Second to the people carrying it out (the set of individuals) w

I have learnt that it is not the methodology that matters most, but the people carrying it out. Second to the people carrying it out (the set of individuals) what matters next are the relationships between those people. Methodologies like "agile" are not completely stupid, but are mostly useless. It is the job of a team manager to manage their team effectively. A rule book has its uses, (not totally useless) but if a manager follows it slavishly, or in the face of resistance by their team, it is really bad. There is no rule book for good management. There is good and bad management, but the difference does not come down to a written set of rules. So, getting finally to my point, the age of "cargo cults" must die.