{"id":3219,"date":"2021-09-16T17:02:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djangostars.com\/blog\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:39:50","slug":"roles-in-the-sdlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djangostars.com\/blog\/roles-in-the-sdlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Development Life Cycle Roles and Functions | Django Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days, building a house (unless it’s a hut in the wild) is most likely done not by its owner, but by a whole team of contractors who know their work well. But in order for the result to be exactly the way the owner wants, it’s important to show up regularly at the construction site and check on the progress that\u2019s been achieved. However, the control functions, to a large extent, can also be entrusted to specially hired people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Developing software that meets modern realities is similar to building construction<\/a>. In a serious software project, many specialists are involved in various roles. In addition to the developers, it’s mandatory to include a Product Owner (PO), Project Manager (PM), and Technical Lead (TL) in the team. Why did we use the word “mandatory<\/i>“? Good question. If you read this article to the end, you\u2019ll have an answer. Also, you\u2019ll know what each of these roles in a software project is and about the expectations the development team has for the business they\u2019re working for.<\/p>\n

Listen to “Roles and Responsibilities in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)” on Spreaker.<\/a><\/p>\n

What? “Expectations for the business”? That’s right \u2013 it\u2019s a two-way street. After all, the contribution of each partner depends on how clearly the interaction between the main participants of the project is organized. Clear interaction leads to successful implementation of common goals. Of course, the real world makes its own adjustments. But even if (surprise!) you have to mix the functions of different specialists, it\u2019s useful to know who should actually be responsible for what.<\/p>\n

Driving the SDLC: Roles and Responsibilities in Software Development<\/h2>\n

Concerning SDLC, it would be appropriate to briefly remind you that we at Django Stars prefer to use the Scrum<\/b> methodology, which involves breaking the development process into repeating intervals called sprints<\/b>. The results of the work after each sprint is a workable product (or prototype), which becomes more and more perfect with each successive iteration. The positive difference between the previous iteration and the new one is called an increment<\/b>. You can read more about popular approaches and the main stages of the SDLC in the article that looks at the Software Development Process from the Inside<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who are the PO, PM, and TL?<\/h3>\n

The three main roles in the SDLC are:<\/p>\n