[danjac]

Personally, I haven't got the time or energy to question the decisions or expertise of fellow team members. Nor do I have the interest to wade though sales projections and market research any more than they would want to wade through our codebase. An efficient organization is based on trust. I should trust in my PM's skills and diligence to do their research, and they should trust me to build what is needed. When it comes to prioritizing tasks, we can have an adult conversation about what should come first based on technical and non-technical considerations. If you don't trust your peers to do their job, the end result is micromanagement - which can work both ways.

[lliamander]

> When it comes to prioritizing tasks, we can have an adult conversation about what should come first based on technical and non-technical considerations. If you don't trust your peers to do their job, the end result is micromanagement - which can work both ways.

Expecting people to be able to justify their decisions isn't micro-management. It's a perfectly adult, rational way to work together. If I want to (for example) change the underlying technology used to build a product or set aside some time to clean up technical debt, I need to justify (or at least be prepared to justify) that decision to my colleagues.

Expecting that I can rely on my positional authority over "technical" decisions to deflect questions or criticisms of my decision is a sign of a low-trust organization.