Someone who isn't hands on can't make decisions on behalf of those that are. What have they got to go on but hype and vendor white papers? Only if you are immersed every day can you see the forest for the trees.
Sure, but as the guy talks about in the article, he is hands on. He just spends a certain fraction of his time trying to maintain a global picture of the project and applying insights that come from that.
I haven't worked on a project with more than 4 people for ages, but I don't think I would mind this.
I haven't worked on a project with more than 4 people for ages, but I don't think I would mind this.