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Robert C. Martin  
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 More options Feb 24 2005, 9:48 pm
Newsgroups: comp.software.extreme-programming
From: Robert C. Martin <uncle...@objectmentor.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:48:20 -0600
Local: Thurs, Feb 24 2005 9:48 pm
Subject: Re: Who Is Just Not Getting It?
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 02:16:27 GMT, Johnny Cache <johnny.ca...@att.not>
wrote:

>The real master, in his essay, is the PM who can get great work out of a
>team of what I refer to, with apologies to the French, as our
>programmers ordinaire.  With the right technical and administrative
>leadership, these folks help us deliver what our clients need.

Projects manned by expert programmers would die a horrible death if
not for the able efforts of a good PM.  However, no PM on the planet
can make steak out of hash.  If the programmers are mediocre, the
product will be too.  The best the PM can hope for is to avoid a
disaster and achieve a mediocre outcome.

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