Do Non-Technical Managers Add Value? 249
New submitter Kimomaru writes "Ars Technica asks, 'How does a non-technical manager add value to a team of self-motivated software developers?' IT Managers have come some way in the past decade (for some). Often derided as being, at best, unnecessary and, at worst, a complete waste of budgetary resources, managers in technology today can add significant value by shielding developers and systems engineers from political nonsense and red tape. From the article: 'Don't underestimate the amount of interaction your manager does with other departments. They handle budgets, training plans, HR paperwork. They protect the developers from getting sucked into meetings with other departments and provide a unified front for your group.'" Has that been your experience?
Valuable source of proteins but especially lipids (Score:5, Funny)
Betteridge's Law of Headlines applies (Score:4, Funny)
The answer clearly is no
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines [wikipedia.org]
Acronym abuse (Score:5, Funny)
Project managers come in two flavors:
Those who put check-marks next to items on SOWs, and those who can bring people of dissimilar skill-sets together to complete a complex project.
Those in the former should be shot.
Those in the later should be praised.
I assume you mean the first item on this list?
Seriously, I'm getting sick of having to look up acronyms every five minutes. Why can't people just spell out WTF they're talking about these days? SMH.
Re:Acronym abuse (Score:4, Funny)
What acronym? I was referring to adult female hogs, and got the caps key stuck.