Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus
7/7/2005
Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your IT Department
Developers are from Mars, Managers are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your IT Department
Once upon a time Martians and Venusians were made to work with each other, not initially realizing they were from different planets. Then reality set in and they realized they had different internal goals and motivations. Their overall goal should have been the same, and at one time was, but internal conflicts and goals set them against each other. Worse yet, they did not realize the spoke different languages. When a developer spoke, he spoke in a language that the manager thought he understood, but he really heard something different, and vice versa.
Ok, pun over - I think you get the idea. If you did not get the pun, you can
check
here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/006016848X/0/101/1/none/purchase/ref%3Dpd%5Fsxp%5Fr0/104-2255137-26343
This is certainly a topic that could fill a book, but for now I will focus on the lighter side and provide some insight to what a manager hears when a developer says certain phrases, and what the developer really means, and in some cases vice versa. I have tried to take equal liberties with both developers and managers. Have fun!
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