Or they just want to cut out unnecessary layers. You don't really want an extra level between the group demanding the features and the group implementing them.

Or they just want to cut out unnecessary layers. You don't really want an extra level between the group demanding the features and the group implementing them. Feedback about technical feasibility, time to implement et cetera really needs to go directly to the group demanding the feature, and their responses need to come directly back to the group implementing it. A competent middle man can help those two groups interact, but generally adding an extra middle layer reduces everybody's ability to function well.