That authority is not complete, however. Managers still play a role, though much reduced compared with traditional work groups, in supporting the work of Semiautonomous work groups. The role a manger plays on team usually evolves over time. “It may start with helping to transition problem-solving responsibilities to the team, filling miscellaneous requests for the team, and doing ad hoc tasks,” says Steven Hitchcock, president of AXIS PERFORMANCE ADVISORS in Portland, Oregon later, the team may develop into a mini-enterprise and the former manager becomes externally focused – sort of an account manager for the customer. Managers have to adjust what they do based on the sophistication of the team. A lot of what mangers of Semiautonomous work groups do is ask good question, provide resources, and facilitate performance of group goals.