Monday, June 14, 2010

Roles and responsibilities

A good Consultant is a subject matter expert (SME) in his role.

So what makes a great Consultant? He who have two or more core competencies and is capable of performing different roles in appropriate situations.
RoleResponsibility
Solution & Enterprise ArchitectsEnterprise and business process architects responsible for defining and maintaining business solution design, enterprise architecture standards and principles
Project/Integration LeadIntegration lead (or the Integration Release and Resource Lead) manages the integration deliverables, resources and planning.
Integration COEConsists of Integration Architects responsible for integration solution consulting and process governance assurance.
Design OwnerDesign owner reports to Integration Release and Resource Lead and responsible for defining integration design as per requirements.
Development OwnerDevelopment owner reports to Integration Release and Resource Lead and responsible for development of solution as per design requirements.
Environment Management & Integration SupportEnvironment management and integration support team is responsible for supporting the integration solution and environment (inc. production). This team also provides feedback in design processes.