Yeah, exactly, and you see it all over the place. It's not even cargo-culting, it's more half-arsed than that. "We're all-in on using Kanban here" "Ah, great.

Yeah, exactly, and you see it all over the place. It's not even cargo-culting, it's more half-arsed than that. "We're all-in on using Kanban here" "Ah, great. What's your current WIP limit?" "Um, what's a whip limit?" As a consultant, I don't actually mind finding myself in the midst of that sort of situation - at the very least, it means I'm going to be able to have a positive impact on the team just by putting in a bit of thought and consistent effort.