• HalfSalesman@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    They’re only useless if they legitimately suck at their job or don’t give a fuck.

    A good project manager will go a long way to keeping things running smoothly.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      If a project appears as if it doesn’t need a project manager, the project manager is probably doing a great job

    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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      13 hours ago

      The best PM I ever had was playing zone defense and just deflecting every possible thing that could disrupt the creative team. Let us cook for more than a sprint.

      Bad ones are constantly coming up with new requests, mid-sprint adds, don’t really have answers, and create more blockers than they resolve.

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      1 day ago

      Ah ha ha ha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. Oh wait, you’re serious!?? ornery_chemist @mander.xyz English On the other hand a manager willing to yell at/stonewall the MBAs when they deliberately lie about misinterpret your recommendations and timelines is a godsend.