Re:Fear of Ignorance
by jvandenbroeck on Sunday November 20, 2011 @08:49PM
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Yes, non technical people can lead technical people successful - but I think they are the exceptions on the rule.
As the leader you are responsible for the results of the project - and if you don't understand the technology, you don't understand the risks of the technology. If you don't have an A+ team, they might be doing the wrong things and you wouldn't know. I'm talking about bad architecture, bad technology choices, full dependence on one developer,..
Re:Fear of Ignorance
by pbourke on Sunday November 20, 2011 @09:34PM
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There is another side to the story - the worst managers I have had throughout my career have all been former programmers. Leadership and managerial skills plus an analytical orientation trump a coding background or specific technology skills to me.
As the leader you are responsible for the results of the project - and if you don't understand the technology, you don't understand the risks of the technology. If you don't have an A+ team, they might be doing the wrong things and you wouldn't know. I'm talking about bad architecture, bad technology choices, full dependence on one developer,..