The problem with Scrum is it is rarely about principles and more about a process. Not that there is anything intrinsically wrong with that, but generally speaki

The problem with Scrum is it is rarely about principles and more about a process. Not that there is anything intrinsically wrong with that, but generally speaking, there are no one size fits all processes that will work for (or "fix") every business and team out there. If it's really working for you and your team, that's great though. But there really isn't anything magic about Scrum. It's not the silver bullet many of it's proponents sell it as. And not that I think this is worth anything, but I have learned it from a coach, I'm even a "certified Scrum Master (tm)", which again isn't worth anything, and I worked on a team where everyone was trained in Scrum, using a coach. It was arguably one of the least "Agile" teams I've worked on. Additionally, I've attended and even organized "Agile" conferences, both before and after working with that team. I agree 100% with Dave. If you like Scrum I think that's ok, I don't actually think it's a bad process, but in the hands of a mediocre team it's next to useless. However, in a lot of ways things like Scrum are anti-agile. Call it "Scrum" if you want to, but, and you're right, words do have meanings and "Agile" has been co-opted by these consultants for all the wrong reasons.