There is a marked difference between how a traditional chief engineer leadership role and a lean, CE type of leadership role handles the responsibility of coordinating a group of people so that their activities align to complete a project. Often, a CE will stay with the same product over multiple of generations. As project manager, the CE does not simply coordinate schedules or fine tune technical details – the CE owns the car, from concept to styling, to prototype, to launch. In a sense, this person functions outside the company bureaucracy and standard operating procedures and has the latitude to do what is necessary to get the job done. The CE role is high profile it is a role the entire organization must recognize and respond to. It takes years grooming a CE with the careful selection of a super engineering and leader.
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