At the end of the day, it is the managers of specialists who need to understand how to hold specialists accountable at the right level, what work values and skills to look for when selecting specialists, how to set business objectives at the right level, and how to support the specialist in obtaining the right time application and creating structured development plans that support the specialist even better in performing in their role. In order to get this right, the managers have to be skilled in understanding the key differences in the three specialist roles.

