Absolutely right. I've worked with so many former programmers, analysts, DBAs, DAs etc...who are unable to make the transtion to managing people. Because they think of themselves as "artists", they have little time for or knowledge of process and very little in the way of project management skill. They whine and complain about their managers, when half the time they are part of the problem. The best situations I've worked in involve a true team, collaborative environment where the senior programmers/architects design the system and estimate their work effort, while managers track that work and block for the team - not allowing the business to railroad their efforts. Pure managers have their place on a project team, just as much as the technical folks....
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Absolutely right. I've worked with so many former programmers, analysts, DBAs, DAs etc...who are unable to make the transtion to managing people. Because they think of themselves as "artists", they have little time for or knowledge of process and very little in the way of project management skill. They whine and complain about their managers, when half the time they are part of the problem. The best situations I've worked in involve a true team, collaborative environment where the senior programmers/architects design the system and estimate their work effort, while managers track that work and block for the team - not allowing the business to railroad their efforts. Pure managers have their place on a project team, just as much as the technical folks....