RE: Re: Do C-Level managers, and business drivers really need to know about XP?

> My approaches to recieving and inviting questions: 
> I have used the Management By Walking Around(MBWA),
> until it seemed to some folks that I was hovering,
> so I backed off.  In other companies that was the
> most successful form.  I would never ask "how is
> project x" or even "how are you doing?".  

Over my career, as I moved from developer to project
lead, to project manager to VP to C-level, I too fell
into that trap. It was only recently, as a C-level
manager, that I realized that I needed to keep my
fingers in the code to be relevant.

Today, even though I carry the title and the
responsability, I sit with the developers in
cube-ville. I write code more than 50% of the time. I
peer program, write unit tests, do it all. 

And you know what? Garnering status has never been
easier. I can look as cvs and determine status. I can
conduct code reviews and see velocity. All the "hard"
metrics disappeared once I got involved again. 

As a software manager I think it's hard to run a
successful software company and not remain a developer
... not just at heart. 

-Sandy



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