{"id":8112,"date":"2023-12-04T14:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2023-12-04T14:56:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:56:21","slug":"podcast-episode-95-do-we-need-managers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testingpeers.com\/?p=8112","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 95 &#8211; Do We Need Managers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-14078525\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1078751\/14078525-do-we-need-managers.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-14078525&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for joining the Testing Peers for another episode. On this one, Chris, David, Simon and Russell discuss the role of the manager and whether we still need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before jumping in, David asks the peers what things they can&#8217;t live without, we have answers from people, the internet, books and coffee machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon starts the main conversation of whether we could live without managers. Of course, context is key here, every company is different and the needs for a Test Manager or manager in general can be varied. Has the role evolved? Have companies and people evolved with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon mentions a<a href=\"https:\/\/leadtestinclude.com\/2019\/11\/27\/were-not-dead-the-art-of-effective-test-leadership\/\"> blog post he wrote a few years ago<\/a> and that a lot of what was written then, is still relevant now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has the role changed? 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