Role: System Administrator |
|
 |
This role maintains the development infrastructure, both hardware and software. This includes installation, configuration, backup, etc. |
|
Relationships
Performs:
| Responsible for:
|
Additionally Performs: | Modifies:
|
Main Description
An individual taking on the role of System Administrator
needs a good understanding of the specific hardware and software components used on a project, and the possible
dependencies between these components.
|
Properties
Multiple Occurrences |  |
Optional |  |
Planned |  |
Staffing
Skills |
In-depth knowledge of the development platform's operating system(s), network, and mechanisms, such as security and
distribution, is required. Problem solving and fault diagnosis are also key skills for this role.
|
Assignment Approaches |
The System Administrator role can be assigned in the
following ways:
-
Assign one or more staff members to perform the System
Administrator role exclusively. This is a commonly adopted approach and is particularly suitable for large
teams or where smaller teams will "time-share" centralized administration resource.
-
Time-share a pool of System Administrator resources
across multiple projects. This is another common approach used in large organizations in which an IT department is
resourced separately from-and the resources "leased" back to-each development project.
-
Assign one staff member to perform the System
Administrator role in conjunction with another technical role such as the Implementer or Integrator role. This
approach is suitable for small to medium sized teams, although it often results in reduced productivity in the both
role assignments which you will need to allow for.
-
Assign each team member in the development team responsibility for their own administration tasks. While this
approach can be suitable for smaller teams, this will detract from focusing on other tasks, and often results in
lost efficiency through duplicate effort.
|
Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
© Copyright IBM Corp. 1987, 2012. All Rights Reserved.
|
|