[tmstieff]

Isn't the point of having a PM to bridge the gap between leadership that knows the domain of "it" and IT who knows how to implement general business needs onto a technical solution? Of course that would require having a PM to begin with, instead of expecting your developers to become subject matter experts in your obscure domain.

[Ensorceled]

This article could literally be talking about hiring for the PM leadership role.

[tmstieff]

Good point, I immediately read it and replaced "role" with programmer since it was posted on HN.