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  "content_md": "Cargo culting seems to be inevitable, and probably isn’t unique to gov; think of the imitation of the Spotify model, or of the FDE role spin-up craze. The real issue might be the alacrity of continued adherence when there’s a glut of signals screaming, “Change!”\n\n> Second, regarding agile in gov, I wonder if it's inevitable for those methods to get cargo culted without upstream shifts in civil service, procurement, and internal processes.\n\n[Agile and Shiny ↗](https://blyg.pioneeringspirit.xyz/t/5bpc0g39dwzvyf86vztxmhf297)",
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      "excerpt": "The Agile delivery section of the GOV.UK Service Manual is, I suspect, the most widely cited and least carefully read document of practical importance in British public administration. Everyone in…",
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