> But even if we assume it is not, it can't be measured which is why it is difficult to reward But isn't it more measurable than what an MBA in a senior/execut

> But even if we assume it is not, it can't be measured which is why it is difficult to reward But isn't it more measurable than what an MBA in a senior/executive position does? If being part of writing a large software system is complex and hard to get right, and hard to measure progress on (technical debt v.s. features, for example), I can't imagine that running or managing a system of people - which are much less predictable than system components - is less complex, and in turn easier to measure when you factor in all external factors and things that an executive can't really do anything about (even though he might be responsible for it on paper). But I don't really know anything about the management world.