> It is critical of the notion that someone without software engineering chops can dictate an appropriate ordering of sub-jobs This is the exact issue. And peo

> It is critical of the notion that someone without software engineering chops can dictate an appropriate ordering of sub-jobs This is the exact issue. And people talk past it all the time. Product designs the specs for a set of changes & proposes a timeline. Engineering breaks that down, perhaps the two sides negotiate on the timeline. Beyond that, Product should generally stay out of the day to day. "I want sub-sub-sub-widget-X first" discussions are what lead to the tension that we see here.