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Not really. Engineers may be best qualified to quantify and estimate the risks. That does not mean they are best to judge whether the risks are acceptable. It
by SomeHacker44 8y ago
Not really.
Engineers may be best qualified to quantify and estimate the risks. That does not mean they are best to judge whether the risks are acceptable. It is fair to imbue that responsibility in another role.
Real world examples include, for software engineers, risks due to security issues or reliability issues. The business (perhaps a non-technical CEO) has to decide the prioritization of effort and funds on those items that will be acceptable to them to meet business goals while maintaining an acceptable level of risk. Not line engineers.
- invalidOrTaken 8y agoThe two shouldn't be siloed. I'm coming to the conclusion that engineers have a responsibility to get themselves promoted to get someone with understanding into authority.
- SomeHacker44 8y agoThe only/final authority (day-to-day) is the CEO. Who, of course reports to the board, which reports to the shareholders - in a large majority of business entities. As a many-time CTO, several time CEO, several time Chairman, I have had plenty of promotions but in the end you always do what your boss tells you (or resign). :)