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Re:Why do business analysts and PMs get higher salaries than... by mistermann on Thursday June 21, 2012 @10:00AM (#4141981)
But a freelance BA or PM cannot produce software independently, whereas a developer can. A developer has all of the skills of a developer, and many of the skills of a BA/PM, the reverse is not true.
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Re:Why do business analysts and PMs get higher salaries than... by brazzy on Thursday June 21, 2012 @06:45PM (#4144554)
Only if you choose your definitions to support your preconceived result by counting anyone with any programming ability whatsoever as "developer", no matter their primary field of work and expertise.
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Re:Why do business analysts and PMs get higher salaries than... by yashchandra on Thursday June 21, 2012 @10:18AM (#4142067)
A developer can definitely produce software independently. I do that as well. But the question is about selling that software to the business users. This is where a good BA/PM comes in again. I have said before that in small setup such as startups etc which produce software as their core business, a developer can possibly wear all hats. But in large corporate settings, developers do not want to go through the pain of people management, bureaucracy, follow ups etc.
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