OK I kinda get what author is trying to say here. In the first screenshot, "were the Project Managers technical", the asker means "does the PMs understand tech

OK I kinda get what author is trying to say here. In the first screenshot, "were the Project Managers technical", the asker means "does the PMs understand technical details" Then the author argues that marketing, sales, management, design, product, HR people were also "technical" if you pay enough attention. This article is arguably a very nice write-up, but it misses the main point. In an emerging field, "technical" means decision makers can adapt very quickly with the know-hows and gets an advantage, but for mature business with tons of off-the-shelf technical solutions, soft-skills means a lot. It all depends what kind of business you are in. They are not contradictive.