Nothing sucks worse than a company touting itself as "Agile" while failing to adhere to Agile philosophy. It's easy to spot - just pick any leader from your organization and ask them to recite one of the core values of the Agile Manifesto . Yeah, sure, let me just go grab the CEO and put him on the spot. That'll work wonders for my career. Good point. That's not exactly the smartest political move in the book. Besides, there's a far easier way to tell, especially if you're on the receiving end of task- or project-requests. Simply pop that email open and scan for the tell-tale signs of a fake Agile mentality: everything is framed around time. Any of these ring a bell? "We really need this review quickly ." "Any chance you can push this out today? " "The team is looking to have this all wrapped up by next Wednesday ." So much for the sprint, right? But even if you're using Kanban instead of Scrum (ostensibly a...