Very much disagree. Well-run, minimal Agile is an amazing way to organize, see, plan, and go fast.

There’s a lot of gripers who don’t like feeling managed and attack it with all sorts of false criticism though. And of course, poorly-run Agile can be pretty annoying.

The key is to keep things minimal and fast: quick stand-ups, and as few meetings as needed. Who is leading it definitely matters too. Ideally it is a lead developer rather than a “product” or “project” person, IMO.