> They are solving the problems, so why should they not prioritize them?
> If that's not to somebody's liking, they are welcome to prioritize and solve the problems themselves.
There's two types of problems that developers solve. Problems that they, themselves created (oh no, I wrote a bug), and problems that are given to them.
The second type (traditionally, the "business problems") are being prioritized and solved by the people who care about them. Namely, the CEO and the exco. Those guys set overall strategy, culture etc. and then the delegate the implementation and some of the detail to people with more expertise.
Developers do not run the business. They are delegated to to solve specific problems in the context of running the business. Not all of the business' problems will be solved by developers, but all of the business' problems should be solved in a coherent and harmonious way that accounts for the context of all the other problems in the domain (market, regulatory, finance & tax etc.)
For a specific product, the place where this context is managed is usually by someone wearing a hat with "Product Manager" written on it.
> If that's not to somebody's liking, they are welcome to prioritize and solve the problems themselves.
There's two types of problems that developers solve. Problems that they, themselves created (oh no, I wrote a bug), and problems that are given to them.
The second type (traditionally, the "business problems") are being prioritized and solved by the people who care about them. Namely, the CEO and the exco. Those guys set overall strategy, culture etc. and then the delegate the implementation and some of the detail to people with more expertise.
Developers do not run the business. They are delegated to to solve specific problems in the context of running the business. Not all of the business' problems will be solved by developers, but all of the business' problems should be solved in a coherent and harmonious way that accounts for the context of all the other problems in the domain (market, regulatory, finance & tax etc.)
For a specific product, the place where this context is managed is usually by someone wearing a hat with "Product Manager" written on it.