in most companies (I know) the business stakeholders have little idea about what makes sense within and for engineering. So they rely on their 'subject matter e

in most companies (I know) the business stakeholders have little idea about what makes sense within and for engineering. So they rely on their 'subject matter expert' engineers to find the best decisions. (and a place that doesn't trust their engineers to come up with the right solution is doomed imo). This problem usually indicates a weak team, or lack of leadership within engineering. But granted, selecting a weak CTO (who picks snowflake & diva engineers) should be attributed to the business.