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This is the first I've heard of no actual development manager (or equivilant). Back in the olden days, there were instances of the project manager actually bein
by Clubber 9y ago
This is the first I've heard of no actual development manager (or equivilant). Back in the olden days, there were instances of the project manager actually being the manager of the developers though.
I could see the "no manager" aspect work in small, self disciplined teams where each member has skin in the game (ownership), but not outsourced teams with no accountability. If that is a trend, it is a Darwinian trend sure to extinguish itself naturally.
- doseofreality 9y agoJust search on "dev manager" and agile. You'll come across lots of articles from scrum proponents that attempt to severely downplay the need and role of dev managers and sometimes claim they aren't needed at all in an agile shop. The one thing they usually don't mention is all the new agile servant leader positions your company will have to hire instead of dev managers.
- Clubber 9y agoI would guess it's because those scrum masters want the job of the dev manager (and the pay). Scrum is pretty horrible, but CIOs seem to eat it up.