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Re:Problematic business relationships by dmistrio on Monday May 04, 2015 @09:35AM (#9486006)
Oh yes the silos. PMs whose only function is to shield the client from "dev-speak" so that (1) nobody will complain when client asks for BS, (2) can help to subsidise dev with a cheaper one... Silos also help that if devs talk to each other, they might start talking about Emperor's clothes.
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Re:Problematic business relationships by lotsofmangos on Monday May 04, 2015 @09:46AM (#9486068)
I remember showing one manager an article on 'extreme programming'. His view was that it was just a way for programmers to cheat him out of money and only do half the amount of work, given only one person types at a time.
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