Keep the programmers , outsource the management.

Does a developer need a second monitor... hmm.... I don't know! Here's a better question. Does your executive team care how quickly your software team gets their projects done, Mr. Project Manager? Does your executive team care about the quality of the apps coming out of your software group? Here's what I know as a developer. When you're coding, debugging, testing, whatever, having a second monitor ( or alternatively, one large (30" or more), high resolution monitor really helps a ton. Toggling back and forth between windows and scrolling back and forth and up and down isn't just tedious, it's error prone and time consuming. Do we "need" a second monitor? I mean the list of stuff we really "need" in order accomplish something usually ends up being a small list. I guess I don't "need" a chainsaw to cut down a tree, I could just use an ax. But after an analysis of ax vs saw, I think to myself, two hours of of hard labor, blistered hands and sore shoulders vs. ten minutes and go have a beer? I guess, I'm gonna go with the chainsaw. And before you ask.... yeah, I think larger screen space does increase productivity that much, given an appropriately eager and willing devleoper.