"Micromanagement" – what associations come to mind when you hear this word? Anxiety-inducing one-on-ones? A project manager breathing down your neck? "Five-minute" calls that drag on for an hour?
Today, this term often evokes negativity, especially in the IT sphere, where autonomy, maturity, and trust are valued. It's believed that a well-planned project runs without excessive control – and this is certainly logical. But there are things that are not always easy to admit, even to oneself. For example:
at JetRockets, we do use micromanagement
And sometimes it turns out to be the best solution for the team and our partners. Not because we want to control everything, but because in certain situations, micromanagement isn’t about control — it’s about care. It’s about attention to detail and a deep sense of responsibility for the outcome, ensuring high-quality software for our non-tech partners.
In this post, we want to show a different side of micromanagement — one that rarely gets mentioned in blogs, but often helps save real projects, whether it’s software development for startups or supporting long-standing projects.