While we agree that Agile is undoubtedly the best software methodology available today for developing new innovative software, it suffers from a significant breakdown in development velocity once projects start getting to scale. New features start taking longer and costing more, which for startups is okay because they have a continually growing user on monetization base.

However, in the enterprise, these internal tools have a strict ceiling on the software's user base and economic value, meaning that ROI for development drops over time. Project stakeholders notice this, and the development teams and product managers find themselves in a situation where costs are exploding while velocity is grinding to a halt. The business loses patience with a methodology that cannot reliably offer a timeline or budget targets.

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