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For one, in part because many managers don't really understand software or software projects and think it's mostly just people * man-hours. "Through this cost-s
by meowface 7y ago
For one, in part because many managers don't really understand software or software projects and think it's mostly just people * man-hours. "Through this cost-saving measure, we've tripled the amount of people working on the project and expect to reduce the amount of time it'll take to complete by two-thirds without incurring any additional costs." In their minds, it's an easy win.
And they were probably regularly reassured by various internal and external entities that the code was high-quality and thoroughly tested and very safe. Obviously they're not going to outsource if they think it's likely to cause a safety hazard; they just didn't place the odds of this outcome anywhere near what the actual odds ended up being.
- weaksauce 7y agosomeone needs to throw the mythical man month at these managers.
- durnygbur 7y agoThere would be no englightment happening.
- nobodyandproud 7y agoWhich means they have no business managing. It’s to tiresome to repeat because it should be obvious , but engineering is not a commodity. The end product may be, but not the design problem process nor the manufacturing process.
- xiphias2 7y agoFor me the solution is quite easy: I don't invest in companies where I don't see technical excellence happening. The world is changing fast enough that old style management won't get investment after some time.
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