At the places I've worked, sales guys get some say in prioritization of features, but rarely in prioritization of their implementation.
I would say the distinction is good sales guys can turn market sentiment into a feature request, good engineers can turn one or more feature requests into behaviors in the system.
But the actual truth is that a sales team with some idea of how software is written coupled to lead engineers with some idea of market sentiment and taste is more powerful than either discipline heavily siloed.
I would say the distinction is good sales guys can turn market sentiment into a feature request, good engineers can turn one or more feature requests into behaviors in the system.
But the actual truth is that a sales team with some idea of how software is written coupled to lead engineers with some idea of market sentiment and taste is more powerful than either discipline heavily siloed.