I find it's (the devils) idle work added by BAs and "Agile Specialists" who have no real skin in the game, but used to make them look productive, at the expense

I find it's (the devils) idle work added by BAs and "Agile Specialists" who have no real skin in the game, but used to make them look productive, at the expense of adding meta work to everybody else's pile. They get a nice back pat at the faux results everybody using them then has to create to pretend they're not failing them (lest they be sacked).