ABSTRACT
It’s time to start building the product, and to do that we must assemble the development team. Ultimately, this team will be responsible for completing a broad variety of tasks, from selecting components to writing the user manual and handling warranty repair. However, not all members of the team will be needed throughout the project. A quality project schedule will enumerate the needed team members during various points of the project. Certainly designers are needed early in the project as are experts in configuration management and project management. As the project matures, more implementers will be needed. Later, the number of implementers will begin to decrease, and the number of system integrators and testers will increase.
Once the product is shipped, the project team will consist of a support staff handling problem reports, manufacturing issues, and warranty repair.
