When the engineering department of a company is not the major lever in the company's growth this philosophy might be fine. That's the case of many large enterprise and probably many startups too.
When the competitive advantage is not the technology, it is probably smart to make the engineering department dumb.
Clearly that leaves the company exposed to challengers who will outcompete them with technology. But not all markets work like that.
When the competitive advantage is not the technology, it is probably smart to make the engineering department dumb.
Clearly that leaves the company exposed to challengers who will outcompete them with technology. But not all markets work like that.