Outburst

With everyone gone except Matt, there is a moment of awkward silence.

Suddenly, you hear a loud thud outside the meeting room like fists hitting against the wall, followed by muffled shouting.

You recognize Jason’s voice. It sounds like he’s letting off some steam after what’s just happened.

“Who the hell does that Jim think he is, waltzing into our team and telling us what to do. We’ve managed just fine without him to date and we certainly don’t need him now,” says Jason.

“What’s an agile coach anyway? Most of the ones I’ve met have never been developers, so what value can they possibly bring to software development teams?” he continues.

“I know that Jim used to be a developer, so he should be the first to understand that ...

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