This little discussion was initially prompted by an old Information Week’s article of “Stay Ahead With Soft Skills” aimed at computer programmers and “techies”; however, while project management and such are great skills—especially in agile development–the most important skill is communication.

Helpless. When it comes to computers or technology, that one word describes more people than would ever admit to it. In my experience, this applies to almost all corners of technology be it product development for a public audience, private in-shop development, or a mix of both.