How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software Developer

Re:How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software Devel... by ReGenGen on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:06AM (#19697427)

I believe Boeing's shift from an "Engineering Culture" to a "Corporate Political Culture" is the root of the issue. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/book-... https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/01/21/what-we...

Boeing executives shifted focus from engineering to cost-cutting, outsourcing, and moving production & HQ to gain political influence. Moving Corporate HQ from Seattle was to insulate executives from engineering and increase political leverage in DC.

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Re:How the Boeing 737 Max disaster looks to a software Devel... by TheOtherHobbes on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:47AM (#19697793)

If you're an engineering-led company, putting MBAs in charge of it will kill it - and probably a lot of other people too.

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