Agile ≠ Agile? – How Scrum Might Be Hurting Product Management
Agile was supposed to free product teams. But for many PMs, it’s become a trap.
Scrum stand-ups, grooming rituals, endless sprint planning—and somehow, we’re shipping more tickets but solving fewer problems.
In a recent set of interviews, 50% of product leaders said Agile has hurt product management. Why? Because it turned PMs into glorified backlog admins—far from the strategic drivers they were meant to be.
Agile was never supposed to mean “ceremony-heavy + vision-light.” Yet that’s where many orgs have landed.
We don’t need to abandon Agile. We need to rescue it. Reclaim its purpose. Restore space for long-term thinking, customer empathy, and—dare I say—actual product strategy.
Because being Agile shouldn’t mean just moving fast.
It should mean moving smart.