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> ...and project managers seem to think their role is to hit people over the head until morale improves and features are delivered, no matter what. Sorry to he
by binkHN 3y ago
> ...and project managers seem to think their role is to hit people over the head until morale improves and features are delivered, no matter what.
Sorry to hear. Thankfully I've been lucky in that most of the project managers that I've worked with tended to focus on the things that are blocking their technical staff from completing their work, and those blocks get put on the project managers task list to be unblocked.
- doctor_eval 3y agoI think it really depends on the industry. If you're in a tech company with lots of experienced software people in charge then it's different. But the majority of projects I've worked on (and, I'd argue, the majority of projects) are about getting software into non-software businesses. In that case, the problem is you need PMs who are well versed in the domain, software, AND project management. But typically, you get people who have done a PMI or Some Agile Framework™ course and think they know how to do it.