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I think the big problem here is that most managers add zero value and if anything negatively impact velocity. Really all that’s needed is a project manager with
by randmeerkat 6y ago
I think the big problem here is that most managers add zero value and if anything negatively impact velocity. Really all that’s needed is a project manager with a light touch to help the team know what features are needed by leadership. Then the team can use their freedom of direction to prioritise features along with existing technical work to optimise the technologies being leveraged to better position the business.
- throwaway1777 6y agoThis is a ludicrous take. Read a book like high output management and learn what managers actually do and you might realize what value they should be providing.
- disgruntledphd2 6y agoBut sadly accurate if you've never worked with a good manager. Good managers are rare, and people who have never worked with one err on the side of assuming all managers are pointless wastes of space.
- sciprojguy 6y agoFormer software dev manager here. My job was split roughly into thirds - babysitting and mediating team issues, running interference to keep the executives out of my team's hair and bird-dogging HR and payroll issues. I would walk around sometimes and see if anyone needed me to expedite something or clear a blocker and I would go do it. (We were lucky in that we were working on something interesting and kind of ground-breaking so we didn't need a lot of "team building" rah rah to get everyone to work up the enthusiasm to work on a product nobody really cared about.)
- mbrodersen 6y agoMost managers are blissfully unaware how negative productive they are.
- joelbluminator 6y agoI feel the same way, it's very rare they add any value. especially the ones who aren't hands on, that's kind of highly paid secretary.