> because maybe they have more levers than the development team has access to in terms of unblocking a tricky issue. I think I understand the disconnect here.

> because maybe they have more levers than the development team has access to in terms of unblocking a tricky issue. I think I understand the disconnect here. From my point of view it's the manager's job to figure out what problem the client is trying to solve. It's the developer's job to figure out what the possible solutions are, and recommend what they think is the best one. As a developer, I expect to be in the meetings with the clients long before the solutions are chosen.