Right, I've seen that and I'm okay with it. At the individual developer stratum, you expect the level of naivete that was in the original article we're discussing.

At the VP level, you're expected to understand what the Developers and Development Managers don't know about the SDLC. You're expected to bridge the gap in their lack of understanding by instituting processes and controls while mentoring them to become better at what they do so that the organization can succeed.