"PRIDE" Supplemental Narratives - M. Bryce & Associates

PRIDE

Supplemental Narratives
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTIONS

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CONTENTS

"We must apply the same discipline, organization and automation that we recommend for other parts of the company."
- Bryce's Law

This section contains the following:

BUSINESS PURPOSE

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION (separate sections)

BUSINESS PURPOSE

The purpose of this section is to provide a concise description of each business function associated with Information Resource Management. "PRIDE" users have found these descriptions an excellent means to develop full job descriptions.

An IRM organization consists of the following hierarchy of functions:

POLICY
LEVEL CONTROL
LEVEL OPERATIONAL
LEVEL
INFORMATION
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE
ENGINEERING
SYSTEMS
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING

SOFTWARE/PROGRAM
ENGINEERING
DATA
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT DATA
ENGINEERING

DATA BASE
ADMINISTRATION

DATA COMMUNICATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT (OPERATIONS
STAFF)

NOTE: OTHER FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND USER MANAGEMENT.

The typical IRM Support Functions is represented by a Quality Assurance organization as shown below:

TYPICAL IRM QUALITY ASSURANCE ORGANIZATION

A complete description of each of the above functions are included. Each functional description describes:

The scope of the function.

Specific duties and responsibilities.

Required knowledge/skills/experience.

Evaluation of performance.

Functional relationships.