Most project conflicts are not about someone failing to cooperate, but about goals, facts, or decision authority never being made explicit. Only by clarifying these three things first can disagreements return to something solvable.
Part of the column “Engineering Collaboration” · Chapter 1
An engineering POC is neither a project secretary nor someone who covers for everyone else; the role exists to keep goals, commitments, risks, and decisions clear in cross-functional collaboration.
Facing cross-functional requirements, how should an engineering POC divide work, surface risks, handle changes, and manage their own workload? A public FAQ for real-world collaboration.