Agile Practice: Roles & Responsibilities

A clear overview of the key players in an Agile environment.

Represents customer interests by managing and prioritizing the product backlog to ensure the team delivers maximum business value.

Acts as a servant-leader, facilitating the Scrum process and removing impediments to help the team be as effective as possible.

A cross-functional, self-organizing group of professionals responsible for delivering a potentially releasable product increment each sprint.

Individuals or groups interested in the project’s outcome who provide crucial input, feedback, and support throughout its lifecycle.

An expert who helps organizations adopt agile methodologies and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.

A small, cross-functional group responsible for the end-to-end development, testing, and maintenance of a specific product feature.

Serves as the voice of the customer, ensuring the end-users’ needs are considered and validated throughout the development process.

A leader in SAFe who oversees the planning and execution of multiple Agile teams to deliver larger systems.

Designs and ensures the technical integrity of a system, aligning it with organizational standards and strategic direction.

Bridges the gap between business and technical teams by analyzing and documenting requirements to ensure the solution meets business needs.