Should Project Managers be independent of technology bias

Managing something which you understand well will fetch better result and team management as well. You may not have enough time to devote on the technical issues to fix them, but you should understand the criticality and possible guidance to fix them quickly.

I building constrction manager can't manage an IT project well due to lack of his visibility on the technical process of the project.

I agree Samir..The person must have idea ofn technology so that Project does not fall prey to the technical experimentation of a person/group

I agree to the arguement. Although I am not from the IT industry and dont have much know how about it, but what I understand from this is that anybody who is involved in some work should be given total control of whatever he/she wants to do in order to meet their objectives or targets. A person might be brilliant in technology and keeps track of technologies constantly doesnt mean that he/she is obtaining the desired results, on the other hand, a person might not at all be aware of the technicalities involved in the work but is equally competant in terms of practical & feild-based knowledge. Thus, technology is important in this modern age but anyone capable of excelling in a project without technological aid should be given an equal stance.

Sameer i totally agree with your ideas but yes i mainly prefer to operate in the open source environment and be it any technology in that environment including iphone, blackberry, adobe air etc etc i dont care, all i focus on is how effective the project management can it be and timely and inbudget, quality delivery

I agree with you

Technical bias can harm the overall project perspective and also lead to rework