For those who aren't aware or didn't pick it up, Dave Thomas is one of the handful of originators of the "Agile Manifesto". Other than the obvious (profit moti

For those who aren't aware or didn't pick it up, Dave Thomas is one of the handful of originators of the "Agile Manifesto". Other than the obvious (profit motive in selling snake oil) there are some common problems that make evaluating and applying process difficult. One of the biggest problems is actually the effect of highly talented teams. If you have a team of skilled folks then they will often succeed independent of process. If they are burdened with unworkable processes they will quite often work around them, bend them, or ignore them and get shit done regardless. Which makes it difficult to tell when you've got a good process in place as well. Another major problem, alluded to in the video, is the desire for brain death in management. People want silver bullets, they want universal advice, they want policies that don't require effort or thought to achieve results. You see something similar in tech security, everyone wants to hire a unicorn/jesus who swoops in and fixes everything, like a landscaper who comes in on the weekends to do yard work or something. The reality is that development, and security, requires effort at every level. It requires conscientious application of skill and judgment to get good work done, and that's true at every level. You can't simply apply one or another process and then switch your brain off and hope for the best.