
Agile’s for Dummies
Peter Doyle
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
🎧The Agile Era We Deserved (But Never Got)
Not a guide. A warning.
Agile was supposed to save us. 🦸♂️
Collaboration. Transparency. Adaptability.
Velocity—whatever that was supposed to mean. 🚀
The Agile Manifesto came down from the mountaintop like divine revelation. It promised deliverance from Gantt charts and waterfall hellscapes. For a brief, shining sprint, it felt like maybe… just maybe… we were on to something. ✨
Then came the certifications. 🧾
The consultants. 💼
The Agile Coaches who’ve never shipped a product but know exactly how you should. 🤡
Stand-ups. Ceremonies. Story points.
Sticky notes… so many sticky notes.
Soon, “velocity” became a made-up metric to justify real burnout. The daily stand-up became a hostage situation. The backlog turned into a landfill. And Sprint Planning? More like Sprint Panicking. 🏃♀️💨
What began as a grassroots dev movement turned into a corporate religion—with artifacts, rituals, and a priesthood of Scrum Masters reciting sacred Jira incantations. 📿🛐
This audiobook isn’t here to fix Agile. It’s here to tell the truth about it. Loudly. Sarcastically. And with just enough bitterness to keep you company between retrospectives. 😬
💥 This is your survival log.
💊 Your group therapy session.
📢 Your cathartic laugh in the break room.
If you’ve ever screamed internally during a sprint demo, sent a meme instead of a status update, or wondered if maybe we were better off with a Gantt chart and some pizza... this one's for you.
👉 You’re not broken. You’re just Agile-adjacent.
Duration - 2h 5m.
Author - Peter Doyle.
Narrator - Digital Voice Thomas Jones E.
Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Alain Lalonde ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. 🎧The Agile Era We Deserved (But Never Got) Not a guide. A warning. Agile was supposed to save us. 🦸♂️ Collaboration. Transparency. Adaptability. Velocity—whatever that was supposed to mean. 🚀 The Agile Manifesto came down from the mountaintop like divine revelation. It promised deliverance from Gantt charts and waterfall hellscapes. For a brief, shining sprint, it felt like maybe… just maybe… we were on to something. ✨ Then came the certifications. 🧾 The consultants. 💼 The Agile Coaches who’ve never shipped a product but know exactly how you should. 🤡 Stand-ups. Ceremonies. Story points. Sticky notes… so many sticky notes. Soon, “velocity” became a made-up metric to justify real burnout. The daily stand-up became a hostage situation. The backlog turned into a landfill. And Sprint Planning? More like Sprint Panicking. 🏃♀️💨 What began as a grassroots dev movement turned into a corporate religion—with artifacts, rituals, and a priesthood of Scrum Masters reciting sacred Jira incantations. 📿🛐 This audiobook isn’t here to fix Agile. It’s here to tell the truth about it. Loudly. Sarcastically. And with just enough bitterness to keep you company between retrospectives. 😬 💥 This is your survival log. 💊 Your group therapy session. 📢 Your cathartic laugh in the break room. If you’ve ever screamed internally during a sprint demo, sent a meme instead of a status update, or wondered if maybe we were better off with a Gantt chart and some pizza... this one's for you. 👉 You’re not broken. You’re just Agile-adjacent. Duration - 2h 5m. Author - Peter Doyle. Narrator - Digital Voice Thomas Jones E. Published Date - Thursday, 23 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Alain Lalonde ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Introduction
Duration:00:01:35
📖 Chapter 1: Welcome to the Circus
Duration:00:05:40
📖 Chapter 2: The Daily Standup: Where Nothing Gets Done
Duration:00:06:06
📖 Chapter 3: User Stories and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
Duration:00:06:05
📖 Chapter 4: Velocity: Because Arbitrary Numbers Make Us Feel Safe
Duration:00:06:52
📖 Chapter 5: Backlogs: The Abyss Stares Back
Duration:00:06:55
📖 Chapter 6: The Product Owner: Tyrant in a Hoodie
Duration:00:06:06
📖 Chapter 7: The Sprint: Now With Extra Burnout!
Duration:00:06:45
📖 Chapter 8: Scrum Masters and Other Imaginary Friends
Duration:00:05:40
📖 Chapter 9: Retrospectives: Rebranding Regret
Duration:00:06:17
📖 Chapter 10: Jira: The System That Hates You Back
Duration:00:05:31
📖 Chapter 11: Kanban: Post-Its and Hope
Duration:00:06:30
📖 Chapter 12: Waterfall’s Illegitimate Lovechild
Duration:00:06:25
📖 Chapter 13: Agile Coaches: Grifters in Agile Clothing
Duration:00:06:48
📖 Chapter 14: Buzzword Bingo: Synergy, Leverage, Agility
Duration:00:05:32
📖 Chapter 15: The Myth of Self-Organizing Teams
Duration:00:06:05
📖 Chapter 16: Scrumfall: The Worst of Both Worlds
Duration:00:05:42
📖 Chapter 17: Scaled Agile: Because One Disaster Wasn’t Enough
Duration:00:05:21
📖 Chapter 18: The Agile Manifesto: Written in Crayon
Duration:00:05:48
📖 Chapter 19: Why We Keep Doing This
Duration:00:07:22
📖 Chapter 20: Escape Velocity: Life After Agile
Duration:00:05:12
Conclusion
Duration:00:01:09
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:10