I did, actually. One was a “good” manager because both my team and the customer were fully committed to agile and he (along with the tech lead/senior dev) ensured requirements were well-defined and locked by the time they reached the team; the other was good 'cos she kept all the shit from upstream management - many layers or course - from hitting the team’s fan (we noticed when she left).
These are the exceptions.
Let me rephrase: do management tasks require someone full-time and/or can they be diluted throughout the team? Does one need to be managed to work well?
it just depends on the specifics. a manager (or management team) can theoretically offload administrative stuff in big organizations that would overwhelm everyone at the edge to distribute
This article is actually pretty awesome! Definitely taking some notes for when my role requires management.
Does any role require a manager though?
Youve never had a good manager
I did, actually. One was a “good” manager because both my team and the customer were fully committed to agile and he (along with the tech lead/senior dev) ensured requirements were well-defined and locked by the time they reached the team; the other was good 'cos she kept all the shit from upstream management - many layers or course - from hitting the team’s fan (we noticed when she left).
These are the exceptions.
Let me rephrase: do management tasks require someone full-time and/or can they be diluted throughout the team? Does one need to be managed to work well?
it just depends on the specifics. a manager (or management team) can theoretically offload administrative stuff in big organizations that would overwhelm everyone at the edge to distribute
I can’t shake the feeling that administrative stuff only grows because people need to justify their jobs.