I code ERPs, it's a big problem there. I push to talk to the end users directly but it's not rare that the project owner on both our side and the client side wa

I code ERPs, it's a big problem there. I push to talk to the end users directly but it's not rare that the project owner on both our side and the client side wants everything to go through them. Instead of: Coder: Hey, end-user, does this data model / interface makes sense for your work? End-user: Nah, something more like ... would make more sense. It's: Coder: I'm not sure which of designs A, B, or C would make more sense for detail X of feature Y (see ambiguous specification, section 2.2.2.3.a.alpha). Project owner: Ok I'll check with the client. writes email Client's project owner: Hmm I'll ask my people. 2 days later Project owner: I've updated the specs. Coder: checks specs That... doesn't answer the question.