Comment by tgaj
5 years ago
> Also, developers can have a good approximation to what the customer wants, even without talking to the customer,
Yoep, sure, maybe we even don't need clients. Just developers creating products for themselves. Or just coding for the sake of coding. I've seen that too mamy times. That's why we need product people.
The largest software companies in existence were born during a time when the role of product manager did not even exist.
Just like the largest corporations in existence became profitable and expansive before they hired MBAs.
Product managers and MBAs are the best examples of the Texas Sharpshooter cognitive fallacy. You shoot into a wall and then paint a target around it. Being successful at those roles is about painting targets around any successful initiative and claim it was your idea.
Powerpoint presentations are not reality, picking up the customer service phone, auditing the code, talking to internal and external users and keeping in touch with reality is.
https://youtu.be/4JVJdKnbZu8
https://youtu.be/P4VBqTViEx4
https://youtu.be/Y6P8qdanszw
"We hire smart people to tell us what to do". - Steve Jobs