From a CNN.com article on software disasters:

"Developers are least qualified to validate a business requirement. They're either nerds and don't get it, or they're people in another culture altogether," said Michelsen, referring to cases where development takes place offshore.

The article author puts the second part of that quote in some sort of context, but dismisses entirely the derogatory nature of the first part.

Oh, and did I mention that the Michelsen above is John Michelsen, chief executive of iTKO Inc.?  This company sells software the helps companies manage big software projects. (That info is from the article, for all I know they sell poop on a stick (I've never heard of 'em))  I'm curious as to what the "nerds" that work for that company think of their chief executive?

[UPDATE: Read iTKOs response to the article here]