Session 6.1 - Team Roles Overview
Part Three: Team Roles | Duration: 1 hr
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
- Identify the five TSPi roles and their focus areas
- Understand why explicit roles improve teamwork
- See how roles collaborate and hand off work
- Prepare to dive deep into each role’s goals and measures
Introduction
Part Three introduces TSPi roles: team leader, development manager, planning manager, quality/process manager, and support manager. Clear roles prevent ambiguity, balance workload, and ensure key practices aren’t dropped under pressure.
The Five Roles
Team Leader
Facilitate, motivate, communicate
Facilitate, motivate, communicate
Development Manager
Product quality & skills use
Product quality & skills use
Planning Manager
Plans, estimates, status
Plans, estimates, status
Quality/Process Manager
Process discipline, inspections, data
Process discipline, inspections, data
Support Manager
Tools, CM, risks, reuse
Tools, CM, risks, reuse
Role Principles
- Roles represent perspectives; they must align to team goals.
- Rotate roles across cycles to broaden skills (when possible).
- Use role goals/measures to avoid local optimization.
- Communicate role needs in weekly meetings.
Hand-offs & Collaboration
- Planning ↔ Development: estimates, schedule, status
- Quality ↔ Development: inspections, defect data
- Support ↔ All: CM, tools, reuse, risks/issues
- Leader ↔ All: facilitation, issue resolution, external comms
Summary
- Five TSPi roles cover leadership, planning, quality/process, product, and support.
- Explicit roles reduce ambiguity and ensure critical practices happen.
- Roles must collaborate; weekly meetings align needs and trade-offs.
- Next sessions dive into goals, measures, and tactics for each role.