Many non-technical founder-CEOs ask their engineering team to do more work than they can do. When challenged, they say, “this is necessary for us to succeed, so the eng team should do it”. This is top-down thinking. On the other hand, bottom-up thinking recognises the ability of the eng team to do only a certain amount of work, and picks work based on that, irrespective of what you need. If you have a truck that can carry 10 tons, it won’t be able to carry 50 tons. The fact that you need 50 tons transported doesn’t change the capability of the truck.
When To Use Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Decision-Making
When To Use Top-Down vs Bottom-Up…
When To Use Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Decision-Making
Many non-technical founder-CEOs ask their engineering team to do more work than they can do. When challenged, they say, “this is necessary for us to succeed, so the eng team should do it”. This is top-down thinking. On the other hand, bottom-up thinking recognises the ability of the eng team to do only a certain amount of work, and picks work based on that, irrespective of what you need. If you have a truck that can carry 10 tons, it won’t be able to carry 50 tons. The fact that you need 50 tons transported doesn’t change the capability of the truck.