Role Description

A Role Description provides a way to group a number of responsibilities and activities into a package that can be assigned to a person.

A Role Description is an element of a process as there are clear links between the role and the way the process results will be delivered.

Note: Some Job Descriptions and Role Descriptions may overlap. (e.g. Project Manager may be both a Job and a Role). The need for both still exists. A job may be defined by a number of relevant and related roles.

The Role Description is derived from a Responsibility Chart found in the Process Description.

The Role Description provides the Skills, Knowledge Experience, Attitudes and Behaviours necessary for a person to take on a role. The Role relates to one or more activities within a process description.

Description of the Role

Responsibilities typically allocated to this role

The activities and work products that are typically associated with the role

The skills, knowledge, experience, attitudes and behaviors necessary to carry out the role.

Any performance measures or completion criteria for the role.

The Role Descriptions are typically created and revised when the process description is created or revised. The Role Descriptions are usually reviewed and updated along with the process description.

The Role Descriptions improve based upon Practitioner involvement in the creation and updating of Role Descriptions. (Practitioners are people who take on the role and have skills, knowledge and experience using the process and the role.

Created and Updated:Capability Innovation Life Cycle

Used:Continual Management System Improvement

Role Descriptions are reviewed and approved as part of process description reviews.

The Responsibility Chart reflects the responsibilities and outcomes from this Role Description

Project Manager

Team Manager

Contract Administrator