Max Pool of {CodeSqueeze} writes an interesting article titled “Why Managers Are Like Clumsy Storm Troopers“.
Anytime software development or project management can be related to Star Wars themes, it makes the inner-geek in me want to spread the news…
… developers are like Clone Troopers. They are quick, disciplined, and deadly in their specialty.
Managers are elite forces in their own galaxy (far, far away); however, when they attempt to reenter the development trenches they look like the clumsy 2nd generation Storm Troopers.
When managers spend to much time in the meeting room (aptly named Death Star Room), developers turn into much weaker forms of their previous self.
For those who aren’t aptly versed in Star Wars. The Clone Troopers were the military troops in Star Wars episode 1, 2, and 3 (the new movies). The ones that fought alongside Anakin and Yoda and were great at shooting and killing stuff. These were the clones produced in Star Wars episode 1 by cloning Jango Fett.
The Storm Troopers are the later military forces found in Star Wars episode 4, 5, and 6 (the old movies). These are the Storm Troopers that Luke Skywalker fought against and they were really awful at shooting and killing anything.
(via Arjan’s World)
