Managers and Technical Leads
On a lot of team projects, there are two or three regular developers and one developer who has some management responsibilities. This person is usually called a "lead" or "technical lead." The person is usually assigned to this role on the basis of technical rather than management expertise. Straddling the fence between development and management is a tricky business for this person and one that can destroy the project if not handled well—either because the lead relates poorly to the team or to upper managers.
Managers and technical leads don't always work closely together. A lot of problems—overlapping responsibilities, motivation, customer relations, low quality, poor alignment on project goals, and so on—can be improved ...
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