The project manager
Large complex deployments require a project manager to ensure that there are sufficient resources available to deploy a system, that the correct users have been assigned to the project and that the tasks required to deploy the system occur at the correct time in the overall deployment process.
The business analyst
A business analyst is responsible for developing an analysis document.
The architecture and design team
Based on the data collected in the analysis document, the architecture and design team documents all the things required by the WebSphere Portal system. The design documents the team develops are used by the deployment and development teams to deploy and manage the WebSphere Portal system.
The deployment team
Based on the design documents developed by the technical design team, the deployment team builds and manages the WebSphere Portal system.
The development team
Based on the design documents developed by the technical design team, the development team is responsible for creating custom applications using the product API.
The website creation team
Based on the design documents developed by the technical design team, the website creation team is responsible for creating the website and related systems.
The content acquisition team
Based on the content identified in the analysis document, the content acquisition team is responsible for importing content from legacy systems into the new website. The team consists of a mixture of administrators and developers. Team members need to be experts in both legacy products and WebSphere Portal
The maintenance team
Based on the maintenance architecture developed by the technical design team, the maintenance team is responsible for the ongoing monitoring and maintenance of the overall system.