1. Project roles and responsibilities
3.3.1

2. This presentation covers:
The roles and responsibilities of the following members of a project team:
Project manager
Systems analyst
Systems designer
Programmer
Testing

3. Introduction
There are many jobs which need to be completed when creating any system.
Those jobs could be handled by different people or by a single person.
Depending on the size of the team/job!
This presentation looks at what jobs need to be carried out under each role.

4. Project Manager
This person plans and controls the progress of the project.
They are also responsible for fixing any problems that might arise, including, problems with budgets and time scales.
They are responsible for:
Reporting to the end user any project
updates
Rescheduling any tasks if there is time
slippage
Reallocating staff and money.
Creating report documentation
Moving the project onto the next
iteration of the system life cycle.

5. Systems Analyst
This person is tasked with analysing the current system to see if it is suitable for upgrading.
They must then use their findings to develop a plan for developing the proposed system including:
What procedures will be involved
What data needs to be inputted
What software and hardware is needed
How data will be outputted
Training methods
The analyst is the first person to really liaise with the end-user.

6. Systems Designer
This person will take the findings of the system analyst and design a workable solution.
Often the role of system analyst and designer are carried out by the same person and this role will be carried forward until the system is implemented.

7. Systems Designer The responsibilities include:
Completing the requirements analysis
Working with programmers and end-users
Planning and designing the system
Confirming the systems analyst’s proposals:
Choice of hardware, software, network requirements etc
Developing, documenting, and revising system design procedures, test procedures and quality standards.
Creating an architectural design with the necessary specifications for the hardware, software, data and staff resources.

8. Programmer A programmer can either be a specialist or a generalist.
Some more complex systems might need a specialist programmer
to create the solution.
Air traffic control
Power stations

9. Programmer
They are responsible for programming a new solution or modifying a current solution.
Once the solution has been created they are then responsible for
creating the technical
documentation.

10. Tester
Once a system has been implemented testing needs to take place to find any bugs that might be in the system.
This is the task of the tester.
Their role is to try and ‘break’ the system.
They will need to develop and deploy test plans that thoroughly test a system.

11. Tester Testing should include a variety of tests including: Normal
Abnormal
Extreme
White box
Black box