Trends Report

The Role-Based Anatomy Of An Application Development And Delivery Team

A Guide To Core App Dev Roles And The People Who Perform Them

May 2nd, 2011
MG
Mary Gerush
Dave West, null
Dave West
With contributor:
Mike Gilpin

Summary

Human resource (HR) departments want application development and delivery leaders to define standard job titles and descriptions, but emphasizing titles and descriptions over the value each individual can add creates barriers. By understanding and emphasizing the six core functions app dev and support teams deliver — leadership, analysis, design, development, quality, and release — app dev leaders can put job titles in their rightful place: secondary to the roles people play and the work they have the potential to deliver. Begin emphasizing functions and roles — not titles — to boost teamwork and improve success.

Want to read the full report?

Contact us to become a client

This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).

Forrester helps business and technology leaders use customer obsession to accelerate growth. That means empowering you to put the customer at the center of everything you do: your leadership strategy, and operations. Becoming a customer-obsessed organization requires change — it requires being bold. We give business and technology leaders the confidence to put bold into action, shaping and guiding how to navigate today's unprecedented change in order to succeed.