Comments on: The Illusion Of Technically Competent Managers http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/ Ideas for building efficient developers and software Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:19:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2504 Ben Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:20:11 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2504 That was a very cool way to explain this concept!!! That was a very cool way to explain this concept!!!

]]> By: daniel http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2451 daniel Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:23:01 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2451 I do not agree that both concepts of technical and manager are totally diametrically opposed. This question is not limited to just software, consider a medical consultant or registrar who has a great overall understanding. However they may not be aware of the latest techniques, they have a team to do this for them. The same holds true in biological and medical research A software technical manager who has done all the technical stuff before and can quickly grasp the concepts regards new and evolving development techniques is a good bet. A must for a technical manager is the ability to build and maintain a very good team that is good at the specific technical roles. I do not agree that both concepts of technical and manager are totally diametrically opposed.

This question is not limited to just software, consider a medical consultant or registrar who has a great overall understanding. However they may not be aware of the latest techniques, they have a team to do this for them. The same holds true in biological and medical research

A software technical manager who has done all the technical stuff before and can quickly grasp the concepts regards new and evolving development techniques is a good bet.

A must for a technical manager is the ability to build and maintain a very good team that is good at the specific technical roles.

]]> By: Max Pool http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2402 Max Pool Tue, 27 May 2008 19:03:17 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2402 @Dominique - Good question, and to be honest...I don't know. Sure having someone who knows how the boxes and arrows are aligned is valuable, but does it make them skilled to manage the people building the boxes and arrows? If a "true" technical manager is impossible - what is the best runner-up? A generalist, a non-techie people manager, a technie non-people manager...what? @Dominique –

Good question, and to be honest…I don’t know.

Sure having someone who knows how the boxes and arrows are aligned is valuable, but does it make them skilled to manage the people building the boxes and arrows?

If a “true” technical manager is impossible – what is the best runner-up? A generalist, a non-techie people manager, a technie non-people manager…what?

]]> By: Dominique http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2401 Dominique Tue, 27 May 2008 18:25:12 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2401 Max, don't yout think that technical manager should resemble generalizing specialist? As Scott Ambler wrote in his famous article: "...someone with a good grasp of how everything fits together". Max,

don’t yout think that technical manager should resemble generalizing specialist? As Scott Ambler wrote in his famous article: “…someone with a good grasp of how everything fits together”.

]]> By: Arjan`s World » LINKBLOG for May 26, 2008 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2379 Arjan`s World » LINKBLOG for May 26, 2008 Mon, 26 May 2008 20:14:45 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2379 [...] The Illusion Of Technically Competent Managers - Max Pool So there’s no hope for devs… glad that Max agrees in that software building is *not* (I repeat *not*, did you hear?) like building a bridge, an example that was even given again by a speaker at Microsoft DevDays 2008 [...] [...] The Illusion Of Technically Competent Managers – Max Pool So there’s no hope for devs… glad that Max agrees in that software building is *not* (I repeat *not*, did you hear?) like building a bridge, an example that was even given again by a speaker at Microsoft DevDays 2008 [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2378 Mike Mon, 26 May 2008 20:07:28 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2378 So what's a possible solution? So what’s a possible solution?

]]> By: Dew Drop - May 26, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2353 Dew Drop - May 26, 2008 | Alvin Ashcraft's Morning Dew Mon, 26 May 2008 13:58:34 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2353 [...] The Illusion of Technically Competent Managers (Max Pool) [...] [...] The Illusion of Technically Competent Managers (Max Pool) [...]

]]> By: Luke Melia http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2351 Luke Melia Mon, 26 May 2008 13:30:25 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/the-illusion-of-technically-competent-managers/#comment-2351 Max, I think there is an opportunity to address this problem for agile teams. I wrote up Max,

I think there is an opportunity to address this problem for agile teams. I wrote up

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