SDLC Roles and Responsibilities

Product Owner

Description: The Product Owner represents stakeholders and is the voice of the customer. They are responsible for maximizing the value of the product.

Key Responsibilities:

Define product vision and strategy
Manage product backlog
Prioritize features and requirements
Accept or reject work results
Collaborate with stakeholders

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Requirements Gathering
Planning
Review & Acceptance
Product Release

Required Skills:

Strong business acumen
Decision-making ability
Stakeholder management
Communication skills

Project Manager

Description: The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects while ensuring they're delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities:

Project planning and scheduling
Resource allocation
Risk management
Team coordination
Status reporting to stakeholders

SDLC Phase Involvement:

All phases - Project oversight
Planning
Monitoring & Control
Closing

Required Skills:

Project management methodologies
Leadership skills
Risk management
Budgeting and resource management

Business Analyst

Description: The Business Analyst bridges the gap between stakeholders and the development team by analyzing business needs and translating them into requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Requirements gathering and analysis
Documentation of business processes
User story creation
Process improvement recommendations
Stakeholder communication

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Requirements Analysis
Design
Testing
Implementation

Required Skills:

Business process modeling
Requirements analysis techniques
Documentation skills
Analytical thinking

Solution Architect

Description: The Solution Architect designs the overall technical solution that meets business requirements while considering technical constraints and best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Design system architecture
Technology stack selection
Technical standards definition
Architecture documentation
Technical risk assessment

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Architecture Planning
Design
Technical Oversight
Quality Assurance

Required Skills:

Deep technical knowledge
Architecture patterns
Technology evaluation
System integration

Technical Lead

Description: The Technical Lead provides technical guidance to the development team and ensures technical excellence in implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical decision making
Code review management
Technical mentoring
Implementation oversight
Technical debt management

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Technical Design
Development
Code Review
Technical Support

Required Skills:

Advanced programming skills
Technical leadership
Problem-solving
Mentoring ability

Developers

Description: Developers are responsible for writing, testing, and maintaining code that implements the required functionality.

Key Responsibilities:

Code implementation
Unit testing
Code documentation
Bug fixing
Code optimization

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Development
Unit Testing
Debugging
Maintenance

Required Skills:

Programming languages
Problem-solving
Testing frameworks
Version control

QA Team

Description: The QA Team ensures software quality through comprehensive testing and quality assurance processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Test planning
Test case development
Test execution
Bug reporting
Quality metrics tracking

SDLC Phase Involvement:

Testing
Quality Assurance
UAT Support
Release Testing

Required Skills:

Testing methodologies
Test automation
Bug tracking tools
Quality metrics

DevOps Engineer

Description: DevOps Engineers bridge development and operations, ensuring smooth deployment and operation of software systems.