Questions tagged [roles]
This tag is for questions about what is part of a role on a project, for example what the a planner does, what a lead does, etc. This tag can also be applied to questions about methodologies, such as Scrum, where the question involves individual roles in that methodology. In that case, also tag with the specific methodology.
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How to transition from programmer to project manager?
I'm a programmer at a small company who's used to receiving projects by someone saying in a meeting: "make an e-commerce website," and then I'll just take it upon myself to do it. The only ...
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What are differences between Project Manager, Project Expeditor and Project Coordinator?
What are differences between these positions in matrix organization structure?
There is no "Project Expeditor" in this question and it is not related with matrix organization structure.
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How to get a dev team to use TDD and CI?
I'm a software development program manager who has experienced many of the benefits of test-driven development and continuous integration. But some of the dev teams I work with don't follow these ...
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In agile projects, who is assigned to do the testing?
When you have a small company with some programmers, designers and a project manager, who is responsible for the testing? Does everybody have to write tests, or is it always the same person?
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How can I handle disengaged and unmotivated employees on my Scrum team?
As a Scrum Master, what actions or steps do I need to take when team members are not engaged or motivated, especially when the team members realize they don't have to report to me and that I don't do ...
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Splitting PM responsibility between technical lead and non-technical PM on an agile project?
In practical terms, how do you suggest that a technical lead (me) work with a non-technical PM who is responsible for multiple projects? How should dependencies between stories, and external ...
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Where does a project manager fit in a business unit's organization chart?
Given that a unit has a Director and a Manager, whom does the Project Manager of that unit ordinarily report to, the Director or the Manager?
It seems that if the Project Manager reports to the ...
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Is it correct to define oneself as Project Manager even without dealing with all Project Constraints?
I've been wondering about this question for a while. I'm aware that Job Titles are not completely meaningful (specially, in the financial sector) but still, calling one as 'Project Manager' should ...
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What's the Title for the Person Who Runs a PMO Office?
I've been in several organizations that have a PMO - Project Management Office. But I've never gotten a clear take on what the person who runs it should really be called. I've sometimes heard him/...
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argumentative team members
I am now the team lead of a known argumentative team. I was chosen by them, and upper management approved. I thought that because I was chosen by most of them, I would at least be someone they ...
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What should be the role of Project Scientist in the team? [closed]
I have joined one research institute as Project Scientist, but there is no clarification of the job profile here.
What should be the role of Project Scientist in the team? As we work on projects ...
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What's the ideal ratio of roles on an agile team?
I work in a large company that is in the process of transitioning to Agile. I suspect our ratios for the various roles are way off, especially for the technical writers. What is the ideal head-count ...
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Assign client engagement responsibilities to members of each team instead of a single Project Manager?
My team and I have been working on a web product that is targeting businesses. Usually we can deploy the product to any client within 4 weeks, we call this a single client engagement and is by itself ...
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How much independence should project managers have?
As each software project has its team who work on it, this team is considered somehow a "separate body" within the company. Team members have their assignments, their vision and expectations from the ...
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Project leadership of engineering team
A team of engineers (software in this case) needs to be lead. Leadership can involve:
Architect - Leads "design in the large" issues, such as what components to use
Lead engineer - A peer leader, ...
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Project manager must be the chief recruiter?
Is it correct to think that a project manager should also carry the role of a recruiter and that it is entirely wrong to separate the PM role from the recruiter role?
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The project manager ...
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Am I not organized, or have I put too much work on myself?
I am a member of a team of programmers. We do not have a real boss as we work as a group. Each member of a group took non-programming tasks on himself as well, which mainly means that they do testing ...
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How should technical writers fit within a Scrum team?
I think my company could benefit from adding a technical writer to the team; making sure our output is unified and of a high quality. For our current project we need to produce a range of documents, ...
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Should a Scrum Master also perform a functional manager role?
We're trying to plan for agile transformation soon, and one of the main sticking points in this is organizational structure. Management's expectation is to have a Scrum Master perform all normal ...
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Should a PM assign fine-grained tasks to individuals, or do we have an over-zealous PM?
I work in a small digital agency where we have the following roles:
1 Managing Director
1 Partner
1 Technical Lead
1 Project Manager
1 Designer
3 Developers
Our day to day work is a mixture of ...
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What is the role of a C# or Java Technical Team Lead in an agile/XP approach?
There is, funnily enough, not much information on this type of role on the Internet. Perhaps that in itself says something. I do however find myself in this role for a small development team of around ...
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Who decides how much work should be included in each Sprint?
Once we have groomed the backlog and have a relatively clear direction of what should be done in short and long term, how do we decide what to include in each Sprint? Who makes that decision?
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Should our Tech Manager or Product Manager be the Project Manager?
We have one technology manager and three product managers. As our small startup grows from 4 people to almost 100 I had assumed that our new product managers would also be 'project managers.' (The ...
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Role of stakeholders in the control of execution stage [closed]
What role stakeholders play in the control of a project in execution stage of the project cycle.
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Will Project Managers Disappear in a Scrum World?
In a Scrum team there is no role of a project manager. Does that mean that project manager jobs will eventually disappear? What is a project manager supposed to do when organization starts to shift ...
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Should the same person do the testing who did the development?
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We have 50 employees who are working on different projects in a team of 3-4 people. In my firm the testing is done by the developers. We have 2 or 3 products with a large code base that we ...
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Is a Project Coordinator a Step closer to becoming a Project Manager?
So I understand that the Project Coordinator's main duties are to schedules the project, manages contracts and vendors, manages the resources (especially in construction projects), creates most ...
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What are the definitions and distinctions between Project x Program x Portfolio x Product Managers?
What are the definitions, distinctions and relationship between the following roles?
Project lead
Project Coordinator
Project Manager
Program Manager
Portfolio Manager
Product Manager (optional)
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Product Owner depending too much on the team
I am a Scrum Master for two different teams. The product owner of one of the teams left recently, so we have a new product owner. The team is fairly experienced with the product. Since the product ...
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Project Manager, profession or role?
I'm curious if the project manager is best considered to be its own profession, or a role within some other context.
From what I've read there is a wide range of project types and I find it hard to ...
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Are there alternatives to "resource" for describing tech staff on projects?
I am a full-time developer; almost everywhere in project management we are listed as resources. Are there better terms to use other than resource?
I feel term resource has a connotation of being ...
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How to handle multiple suppliers in a PRINCE2 project?
Let's say you have two suppliers, one for software development and one for graphics design. It seems odd to have the Senior Supplier role filled by any one supplier.
When you have multiple suppliers ...
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Can somebody be his/her own Scrum Master in a programming company?
If a programmer in a small company wants to be his own Scrum Master, and Scrum teams are supposed to be self-organizing, does that mean no one can manage him? If that's true, then:
How can he manage ...
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In an agile consultancy, is the Client the Product Owner?
I'm interested in understanding how agile project management differs between a single product-focused team and a digital agency or software development consulting firm.
For starters, in a situation ...
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Release Team vs PM
In terms of releasing the code and separation of responsibilities, should it be the project manager or the release teams that inform the business of the releases? I believe it should be the release ...
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How to keep WIP down with swarming in Agile/Scrum teams?
We are practicing swarming in our Agile/Scrum teams. However, keeping WIP (Work in Progress) down continues to be a challenge. I am familiar with the theory, but I have some questions about the ...
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In Scrum, what role is responsible for changing team composition?
I am a team member in a Scrum team. This morning I had a discussion with my Scrum Master where I said that I needed a two people from another team to be a part of my team. I said I would like to ...
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Right Resources For First Time Managers
My question is more of a management than a technical one. My boss gave me my first team project. I'm used to writing code by myself. This project will require that I manage a team including myself and ...
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Project management and research
What are the pros and cons of incorporating a project manager into a research team? If anyone has any experience doing so, do you have any suggestions about how to make the program manager as ...
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Solution developer and solution tester
Between a solution developer and a solution tester who must understand the IT architecture of a project in order to work.
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What's the difference between a project lead and a team lead
I'm a developer and I'm working in a small IT firm. I want to know what are common differences between a project lead and a team lead.
My background: in our company we have only lead programmers and ...
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Can separate roles in DSDM Atern be handled by the same person?
In the DSDM Atern project delivery framework roles fit into the following three categories:
Project Level
Solution Development Team, and
Other
The diagram below shows how an Atern team is structure:
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Project Management and sales activities
Recently my company insists that the PM should be strongly engaged in sales activities like writing offers, negotiating with clients, supervising the sales process.
Sometimes it happens that the PM ...
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What exactly does Project Manager/Analyst mean?
I have this title in my company. Inside our firm they call me a PM but on my business card it says: Project Manager/Analyst
I am curious, what exactly does Manager/Analyst mean?
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Why can't the ScrumMaster and the project manager be the same person?
How a ScrumMaster does compare to a traditional project manager, and can either role coincide with the role of product manager or project sponsor / project owner?
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How to convince an employer you're worth more than you're being paid
Perhaps not the best wording of a question title, but it more or less sums up what I'm trying to ask. Basically, say you work for a company and do x, y and z to improve various aspects of the company; ...
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What's the exact definition of "Program Manager"?
I'm still confused with the title 'Program Manager' after I went through this site and searched over threads. Actually I haven't seen many 'Program Managers' in practice.
Is it a regular role in ...
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Do we really need project managers? [closed]
My friend from UK - Richard Newton - has published a very interesting article which tries to answer this question. However, I don't think he managed to look at all the angles and give appropriate ...
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What personality traits suggest that a person should move towards project management?
I've just started as an intern for a big company, so this obviously doesn't immediately apply to me. I love programming, however, I'm still considering potential career paths I may be most suited for....
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What is an engagement manager - what does (s)he do?
Could anyone please give me a role description of an engagement manager? I think it should be the person internally responsible for getting a deal.
The more detailed the better. References are also ...
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