Project Roles Second Life Construction Project. Role Descriptions The following role descriptions are outlines – they are not complete descriptions

Project RolesSecond Life Construction Project

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Role Descriptions The following role descriptions are outlines – they are not complete

descriptions. Practice and training in your role will be a necessary experience to

help flesh out the description .


List of Roles (Ideal # performing in these roles) Project Manager (1) Project Manager Assistant

(1) Analyst (1) Designer (1) Builder (2) Texturizer (2) Furnisher (2)


Project Manager Leads meetings Ensures issues are resolved Ensures there is a plan Tracks progress, resources Liaises with Sponsor, Client Manages closeout of the project


Project Manager Assistant Documents meetings Manages project information files Assist Project manager in documenting plans, resource usage,

progress reports


Analyst Determines scope for the project Meets with client to determine needs Documents scope and provides detailed direction for

designers Asks appropriate questions as necessary to determine

requirements


Designers Take requirements from analysts and convert them into a construction

plan to satisfy the requirements Plan must make what is required clear to builders, texturizers and

furnishers Designers should understand the limitations/constraints of the

builders, texturizers and furnishers (Visio Skills?)


Builders Builders construct the building Builders follow the plan from the designers Builders need to collaborate with one another and with the texturizers

who need to texturize what they have built Builders need to bear in mind furnishing requirements (Develop SL In-World building skills and knowledge, need good to

acceptable video performance)


Texturizers Texturizers need to follow the design from the designers Texturizers need to collaborate with builders to texturize building

elements (Need appreciation of color, texture and pattern matching and

selection, good to acceptable video performance)


Furnishers Furnishers furnish according to the design document and the

requirements from the analysts Furnishers are constrained by resource availability Furnishers must procure furnishings from in-world sources (Winstan

Wolf and others) (Need good to acceptable video performance, an appreciation of color,

texture and design)