Most project managers I’ve ever met or known or worked with are basically incompetent technically, and very insecure / in denial about that, and thus vastly prefer the ‘safe’ option of someone else being responsible over the ‘risk’ of… hiring actual quality people that can make/support their own quality product.
Project manager: at least I can blame the vendor
Entirely seriously, yes.
Most project managers I’ve ever met or known or worked with are basically incompetent technically, and very insecure / in denial about that, and thus vastly prefer the ‘safe’ option of someone else being responsible over the ‘risk’ of… hiring actual quality people that can make/support their own quality product.