This means that they have to be able to speak two languages - the high-level language of the project manager to whom they report, and the low-level technical language of their team. In effect, they're the translator between the two dialects.
Observation suggests that there are not that many…
A manager's work is different than a technical person. A manager's span of influence is much broader, so managers tend to have more (smaller) tasks, especially tasks that move across the organization. For me, and for my colleague, that requires a different set of organizing skills.
Once…