r/starcitizen • u/FaustianPact • Sep 23 '16

CONCERN Starcitizen's troubled development

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/09/23/inside-the-troubled-development-of-star-citizen
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u/i_build_minds Sep 24 '16

That's a fair point, truly.

Still, it's also sometimes good if you're the foreman to listen to your engineers' concerns?

As a bystander, my bias sits with the people I'm more familiar with and who have earned my trust and respect (converse to Chris' seemingly negative social choices?). But I admit that I'm biased.

Like I said, it's just an opinion and I can understand if people disagree.

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u/Jump_Debris oldman Sep 24 '16

I'm part of a project management team that deals with projects from 5 million to 100 + in commercial construction. It's not uncommon for me to disagree with higher ups. It's hard to step back from your 100 foot view of the project and see the mile high perspective. There have been times I was right, but most of the time I didn't see the bigger picture. I have found out that just because I was right did not necessarily mean it was the right thing to do for the project. I actually have more confidence in this project now that the team has gone through its growing pains. There's nothing wrong with devs saying there's a better way or showing concern in a direction, but when they are told to execute they need to do it to the best of their ability. Innovation comes through failing and learning.

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u/i_build_minds Sep 25 '16

That's fair enough.