> I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. Most managers don't have a lot of deep technical unders

> I think the general complaint is that MBA's have very little knowledge about the businesses they run. Most managers don't have a lot of deep technical understanding of the products that are part of their business, even if they have a very good understanding of the business. Most engineers don't have a lot of understanding of the business their product is a part of, even if they have a deep technical understanding of the product. That's why you don't ask engineers for business decisions, or business managers for technical decisions. Role specialization exists for a reason. > So an MBA might promise a new feature to a client without really knowing if it can be delivered in that timeframe or even if it is technically possible. That doesn't have anything to do with MBA, or even the job. I've seen pretty much every single profession, from a cleaner, to a car mechanic, to a doctor, do exactly the same. Beyond that, if that is happening in your organization, it is a sign of bad managers, and bad processes.