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Muromec • today at 12:26 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

PM has to be nontechnical so they can manage the symptoms. PM also has to be technical to not trigger the worst of


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IAmBroom • today at 2:05 PM

Or, they can simply be better at management.

The head of a space program doesn't need to be an astronaut. An admiral doesn't have to know how to swim. A PM doesn't have to know all the various engineering disciplines the project may touch.

The comment was derisive, and therefore poor leadership. Period.