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As usual, that gray area in the middle is where you find the right answer. I am a product manager - I spend some days arguing, civilly but intensely with the a
by gxs 10y ago
As usual, that gray area in the middle is where you find the right answer.
I am a product manager - I spend some days arguing, civilly but intensely with the architects and engineering teams on what should be done and why.
This conflict - these "battles" so to speak, ultimately lead to the best results IMO. I push for something, the engineers push for something else, and in the end we end up building the best possible product for the customer - it's both what they want and technically sound.
Keep in mind when I say this I don't mean an immature argument calling people names etc. - it's intense but it's always respectable and all parties know and recognize that the best idea wins - regardless of who it comes from.
- ethbro 10y agoAbsolutely this. The best decisions come out of "My gut reaction is X", "Have you considered Y?", "No, I hadn't because it's outside my area of expertise. What about X'?", "That takes into account Y; agreed, let's do that."
- ryandrake 10y agoJust a nit pick. I think the good IDEAS can come from that process, but the best DECISIONS come out of: "The data (from market research, A/B testing, etc.) clearly show that out of X, Y, and Z, X improves our KPI more."