[skeeter2020]

Also, although managers appear to work for a team or specific area, they usually interface across many or all in a department. The self organizing team will usually do so as if they are completely independent which is rarely true, so they need to organize within constraints of which they are totally unaware. Example: getting a different team to priortize work upon which your team depends will involve larger development plans, product management and the "politics" you reference. I've never met a technical lead who wants to do this and few who are good at it. This is a good thing.