But isn’t this all a people problem? The incompetent manager, the overly strict rules implemented by IT, the BS metrics by the manager.

If me, you and an academic/finance guy/content creator/etc wanted to start working on a project tomorrow, would it matter that much to you if we used jira or a google sheet to communicate the scope and current status of the project?

Edit, addendum, I’ve been thinking about the larger picture, the personal and organizational issues in software, for some time now. I’ve come to realize that a serious lack of talent, interest or enthusiasm really gets in the way of enterprise software.

I have started to think the solution is to focus on tradecraft; most organizations lack the ability to create decent software for a reasonable cost much in the same way that every company hires outside developers and tradesmen to build a new factory or building.