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IME, in the structure they've described, either the project manager becomes the de facto manager (terrible outcome because they don't have the technical knowled
by TheCoelacanth 3y ago
IME, in the structure they've described, either the project manager becomes the de facto manager (terrible outcome because they don't have the technical knowledge to do the job properly) or an engineer with a strong personality fights the project manager and becomes the de facto manager (okay short term, but guaranteed burnout long term).
A better model is to ditch the project manager and give the engineering manager an administrative assistant.
- wild_egg 3y ago> A better model is to ditch the project manager and give the engineering manager an administrative assistant. Do you have any examples of this in practice? I've never seen an EM with an actual assistant before but this actually seems obvious and brilliant.
- spyspy 3y agoThey’re basically describing a technical program manager