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In my experience, project managers are hired by executives because of their ability to communicate with them. Specifically, their ability to discuss tradeoffs
by rgrieselhuber 13y ago
In my experience, project managers are hired by executives because of their ability to communicate with them.
Specifically, their ability to discuss tradeoffs in every decision is the reason that executives would prefer to speak with them over engineers.
Engineers, unless they've specifically been educated otherwise, tend to see the world in very black and white terms and, as a result, try to lecture executives on what they "have to do."
- jkbyc 13y agoEvery good engineer is able to discuss tradeoffs.
- fbuilesv 13y agoMost engineers are good at discussing specific tradeoffs, especially technical ones. Finding tradeoffs that relate directly to a product's roadmap and its impact in the rest of the organization and then discussing them with the persons "outside the loop" (higher up, executives, etc.) is not a common trait.
- analog31 13y agoThe purpose of middle management is to organize and communicate information. With that said, insulating upper management from the rank-and-file can be dangerous. Not wanting to hear what the engineers think is one thing. Not wanting to know is quite another.