> Managers translate the project’s Big Picture into individual tasks for developers ... As any professional translator will tell you, this means you need to understand the work more intimately than the author.
Such manager doesn't exist in the current development biotope.
As a manager, I try to let the team and the PM work out the individual tasks, and ensure there is consensus and follow through by individuals. Handling external pressures, clearing roadblocks, and resolving team conflicts are where I feel that my time is best utilized.
Yes exactly. Developer and Manager is two completely different jobs. Developer to manager promoting is a brain drain. A good developer does not have to be a good manager. A good manager does not have to be a good developer.
Such manager doesn't exist in the current development biotope.