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Your Audience’s Real Roadmap Questions

Mironov Consulting

Instead, I usually defer to the VPE/CTO on the bigger efficiency question, and focus on prioritization choices captured in the roadmap. If there are valid innovation concerns (and there usually are), strong product leaders get the key stakeholders together in a safe setting for constructive discussion.

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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Engineering managers are expected to play a role in higher-level decision-making or cross-functional collaboration in their companies. Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers. Smaller or mid-range companies may not have a VP of Engineering position.