Re:Management (Score 1)

As soon as the manager starts to filter information, it starts to take decisions indirectly about the project. If the guy knows the matter, it does it right. However, if the guy knows enough to know what to filter, the guy should not be being wasted on communications - the guy should be in a active hole on development.

Managers should manage. And nothing more.

For me, filtering the information is just a way to :
1) allow the team to work without interruption
2) obtain a clear description of the goal
3) distribute the work in function of the availability of people. If project could ask directly to the devs, it will be always the same guy who works.

Hide information to the team is a no way.