Roles Flashcards
Performs high-level project planning and scheduling, but not detailed Timebox planning or task planning
Project Manager
Advises on and coordinates each team’s approach to estimating, to reflect technical best practices and current technical understanding
Technical Coordinator
Facilitates reviews and retrospectives with the team
Team Leader
Approves the solution as technically fit for purpose prior to deployment
Technical Coordinator
Takes responsibility for tracking business requirements through to business acceptance
Business Analyst
Facilitates the team focus on the on-time delivery of agreed products
Team Leader
Holds the budget for the project
Business Sponsor
coordinates all aspects of management of the project at a high level
Project Manager
owns architectural and other technically based risks
Technical Coordinator
Solution/technical interest roles
Technical Coordinator
Solution Developer
Solution Tester
Technical Advisor
Business Analyst (partially)
Tests the output of their own work prior to independent testing
Solution Developer
Solution Development Team roles
Team Leader
Solution Developer
Solution Tester
Business Ambassador
Business Analyst
Ensures business resources are available to the project as needed
Business Visionary
creates and agrees on the Delivery Plan
Project Manager
Ensures participants full understanding of the workshop objectives
Worksop Facilitator
ensures the prioritised requirements list is kept up to date, as the detail expands and evolves
Business Analyst
Encourages full participation of team members within their defined roles, responsibilities and empowerment
Team Leader
Carries out all types of technical testing of the solution as a whole
Solution Tester
Assists the Business Visionary in the formulation and promotion of the business vision, as appropriate
Business Analyst
Ensures that all testing and review activity is properly scheduled and carried out
Team Leader
Takes responsibility for the creation of the business user and support documentation for the ultimate solution
Business Ambassador, or delegated to someone
On DSDM Team Model blue roles represent….. interest
management interest
On DSDM Team Model grey roles represent ….. interest
process interest
Monitors progress on a day-to-day basis for all team activities
Team Leader
Supporting roles
Technical Advisor
Business Advisor
Workshop Facilitator
DSDM Coach
Advises on and coordinates each team’s technical activities
Technical Coordinator
facilitates the relationship between the business and technical roles
Business Analyst
Provides the business perspective for all day-to-day solution development decisions
Business Ambassador
Owns the Business Case for the project
Business Sponsor
manages the working environment in which the solution is evolving
Project Manager
must hold a sufficiently high position in the organisation to be able to resolve business issues and make financial decisions
Business Sponsor
agrees and controls the technical architecture
Technical Coordinator
Facilitates the daily stand-ups, ensuring they are timely, focussed and brief
Team Leader
develops The Solution Increment
Solution Developer
On DSDM Team Model green roles represent….. interest
solution/technical interest
Project level roles
Business Sponsor,
Business Visionary,
Technical Coordinator,
Project Manager,
Business Analyst
Ensures the requirements defined are of good quality and are analysed and managed appropriately
Business Analyst
Determines the technical environments
Technical Coordinator
servant-leader for the Solution Development Team and ensures that it functions as a whole and meets its objectives
Team Leader
Ensures that the Iterative Development process is properly focused and controlled
Team Leader
Advised on the achievability of non-functional requirements
Technical Coordinator
Manages technical aspects of the transition of the solution into live use
Technical Coordinator
Monitors progress against the baselined Delivery Plan
Project Manager
Ensures that the business and organisational implications of the day-to-day evolution of the solution are properly modelled and thought through
Business Analyst
works with the team to plan and coordinate all aspects of product delivery at the detailed level
Team Leader
most senior project-level business role
Business Sponsor
Ensures the non-functional requirements are achievable and subsequently met
Business Analyst
project champion who is committed to the project, to the proposed solution and the approach to delivering it
Business Sponsor
Models the organisation’s current and future state in the area of the solution and identifying opportunities, risks and impacts
Business Analyst
On DSDM Team Model orange roles represent….. interest
business interest
Business interest roles:
Business Sponsor
Business Visionary
Business Ambassador
Business Advisor
Business Analyst (partially)
develops models and documents as required for the purpose of supporting the Deployed Solution in live use
Solution Developer
responsible for the Business Case and project budget throughout
Business Sponsor
Manages risks and issues at the Timebox level
Team Leader
provides the day-to-day detail of the requirements during timeboxed development
Business Ambassador
Owns the wider implications of any business change from an organisational perspective
Business Visionary
Provides the detail of business scenarios to help define and test the solution
Business Ambassador
supports the team by providing specific, and often specialist, technical input to the project, often from the perspective of those responsible for operational change management, operational support, ongoing maintenance of the solution, etc.
Technical Advisor
provides the team with strategic direction and ensures that the solution delivered will enable the benefits described in the Business Case to be achieved
Business Visionary
Works with business roles to define test scenarios and test cases for the Evolving Solution
Solution Tester
Organises and controls business acceptance testing of the solution
Business Ambassador
develops models required for the properly controlled development of the solution
Solution Developer
ensures business participants in the Deployed Solution are properly trained and supported
Business Ambassador
Creates test products as appropriate, e.g. test cases, test plans and test logs
Solution Tester
ensures that the solution/technical roles work in a consistent way, that the project is technically coherent and meets the desired technical standards
Technical Coordinator
owns the Deployed Solution and will be responsible for the realisation of any benefits associated with it
Business Visionary
key representative of the business needs within the Solution Development Team
Business Ambassaor
Ensures collaboration across stakeholder business areas within the scope of the project
Business Visionary
Ensure ongoing viability of the project in line with the Business Case
Business Sponsor
Defines, and approves changes to, the high-level requirements in the Prioritised Requirements List, i.e. any change that affects the baselined scope or significantly alters the balance of priorities
Business Visionary
Person with budget for the Feasibility investigation
Business Sponsor
