1. “Would I have to do this all by myself …….?”
The Project Team
“Would I have to do this all by myself …….?”

2. Learning Objectives: By the end of this topic you should be able to:
list the members of a project team,
identify the roles and responsibilities of the project team

3. Project Team project manager systems analyst systems designer
programmer
tester

4. Project Manager assembles the project team
selecting individuals with the skills required for the project
plans and controls the whole project
identifying and rectifying potential problems
sets deadlines
so that the project is delivered on time
ensures budgets are adhered to
to prevent exceeding the cost agreed with the client
ensure project reports & documentation are written up
by co-ordinating the work of different teams
determines when to move to the next step
providing progress reports as the project develops

5. System Analyst investigates & analyses the current system
how does the current system work?
where are the problem areas?
determines the requirements of the new system by:
interviewing the present staff
sending out questionnaires
studying current documents
observing current system in action
identifies alternative solution strategies
compares off-the-shelf v custom-written solutions
identifies software, hardware & storage requirements
produces the Requirements Specification

6. System Designer responsible for the design stage for the new system
follows the requirements specification to produce the design specification
produces designs for:
user interface design (HCI) – menus, input & output screens
content and layout
the data structure – entities, attributes, keys …..
validation routines & error messages
creates the test plan for the programmers & testers
test cases & test data to be used during & after implementation

7. Programmers turn the design specification into a working system
often a team of programmers
write the program code for the new system
i.e. produces new software
use the test plan to ensure that the code works
perform system maintenance
once the new system is operational
create the technical documentation

8. Tester develop & use test plans find bugs in the new system
using a range of test data (normal, extreme and erroneous)
find bugs in the new system
try to deliberately ‘break’ the system!
rectify errors (before the system goes ‘live’)
usually in conjunction with the programmers
record the results of testing