>They're paying all this money for experts in the field, and they still want to disregard their opinions.
Nope - they've gotten burned by being talked down to like the cliche mechanic telling a girl her SUV's hammenframas needs to be replaced, and it's $1600.
If you as a software developer cannot speak coherent English sentences (with a small handful of management jargon) to management without devolving into technical shorthand, you are a failure.
Not management.
You.
You have to explain what is going on in a manner your audience can understand.
You should not expect managers to be technical (they might be (and good for you if they are)) - they're accomplishing a different task from you and need solid, understandable, actionable data to take to their management and customers.
Nope - they've gotten burned by being talked down to like the cliche mechanic telling a girl her SUV's hammenframas needs to be replaced, and it's $1600.
If you as a software developer cannot speak coherent English sentences (with a small handful of management jargon) to management without devolving into technical shorthand, you are a failure.
Not management.
You.
You have to explain what is going on in a manner your audience can understand.
You should not expect managers to be technical (they might be (and good for you if they are)) - they're accomplishing a different task from you and need solid, understandable, actionable data to take to their management and customers.