[allochthon]

> Because creating good software is so much about technical decisions and so little about management process, I believe that there is very little place for non-technical managers in any software development organisation.

Well said.

[nnq]

Yep. Good software companies tend to get this. But the zillions on creative digital-media agencies that popped up recently, and realized that yes, what they are doing is software development and nothing else, and that their "creative secret sauce" only contributes 10% max to the business fail to get his big time!