Re: SLC project management

And of course I believe that I fall into the Utopia group. The only qualm I
have about that statement is that every project manager I've met thinks he is
the final solution to all the problems of the trade. I worry that my
perception may not be shared, so I seek lots of feedback from the clients. So
far they have lied well - they tell me they like what I'm doing.

Hank

In a message dated 11/16/98 9:31:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,
mcalabro@commsoft.net writes:

<< I've been exposed to two models:
 
 1. Project manager has been coding all along; is familiar with code, 
 the problem and the business.  Leader spends more time coding
 than managing, and the paperwork falls through the cracks.
 
 2. Project manager was a professional manager all along; not familiar
 with the code, problem or even the business.  Called on to lend
 her rusty skills to the work effort, writes obsolete, hard to 
 maintain code and helps drag the project out even longer.
 
 Given a preference, I'd take #1.  In Utopia, we'd have a technical
 lead who would perform the programming and a manager to keep the
 staff organised.  In reality, it seems that managers must divide 
 their time between two chores; both tasks losing something in the
 process.
 
 Buck Calabro
 Commsoft, Albany, NY
 mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net >>
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