Team Management

Team Management is an important aspect of any team project, in that all members of the team must be assigned, and follow, a given role for the team. The team dynamics can help or hurt a project, especially if team members take on other roles than the one assigned.

Team Leader	Responsible for overseeing all aspects of the team project; holds the tie-breaking vote.
Technical Lead	Expert on all technical aspects of the project, in particular the hardware and software used for development.
Designer	Designs the project and breaks the project into smaller pieces for the programmers.
Lead Programmer	Needs to have an understanding of the project as a whole; organizes all of the other programmers.
Technical Writer	Writes all documentation for the project.
Configuration Management	Maintains the code base for the project; could include CVS responsibilities.
Quality Assurance	Writes, maintains, and conducts all testing associated with the project.