"Agile programming doesn't mean doing more work with fewer people" - Dilbert

Manager's look for exactly that.

Agile Programming's core value proposition as I understand is - high quality work with less stress on developers. I am sure you would want to add that it also gives more confidence to customers and leads to happier customers etc. but then those are dependent on various other hard-to-measure factors and hasn't yet been solely contributed to XP and its ilk.

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