http://www.agileadvice.com/2008/10/28/agilemanagement/the-importance-of-questions/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:28:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.agileadvice.com/2008/10/28/agilemanagement/the-importance-of-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 AgileMan Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.agileadvice.com/?p=568#comment-2037 Fantastic post, and I couldn't agree more! My wife has often found herself in a position, as project manager, where her non-technical background is in sharp contrast to the gear-heads with whom she's working. In each and every instance, she's made it work wonderfully well by simply being upfront and honest with the techies about what she does and doesn't understand, and as you point out in the article, that almost inevitably "rubs off" and results in an atmosphere where everyone is more willing to admit when they're unclear about something. It's a fantastically "win-win" approach that I really wish more people would employ! Fantastic post, and I couldn’t agree more! My wife has often found herself in a position, as project manager, where her non-technical background is in sharp contrast to the gear-heads with whom she’s working. In each and every instance, she’s made it work wonderfully well by simply being upfront and honest with the techies about what she does and doesn’t understand, and as you point out in the article, that almost inevitably “rubs off” and results in an atmosphere where everyone is more willing to admit when they’re unclear about something. It’s a fantastically “win-win” approach that I really wish more people would employ!

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