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> The engineers would give me highly technical explanation I couldn’t understand. That's the problem right there. How do you expect to manage a project you don
by trabant00 7y ago
> The engineers would give me highly technical explanation I couldn’t understand.
That's the problem right there. How do you expect to manage a project you don't understand?
I don't think I will ever agree with handing the project to a non technical person instead of the team lead.
- verinus 7y agothe opposite is dangerous too: having somebody who is so full of himself that he thinks he knows everything is rarely a good idea. Knowing your limits and being honest about thinks you know and understand is a requirement for a leader, imho.
- trabant00 7y agoI'm sorry but technical knowledge and feelings are just two completely different aspects. BOTH are required, you can't just simply get stuff done by being a nice guy.
- repolfx 7y agoIt's worth observing that successful tech firms like Google insist that PMs have computer science degrees and are former developers. Exactly to avoid this issue.