Inception Phase

• Commit the necessary business resources to the project, e.g. especially the Ambassador User and Advisor User as requested by the Executive Sponsor and Project Manager.
• Participate in the project kick-off workshop (if one is run)
• Participate in Facilitated Workshops to create the Vision and the Project Plan.
• Participate in key Facilitated Workshops to create the requirements.
• Escalate issues as necessary to the Executive Sponsor.
• Review/accept the Work Items List, the Risk List, and the project plan.
• Advise the Executive Sponsor as to whether or not to continue into the Elaboration Phase.
• Agree with the Project Manager how and when progress will be reported and issues will be dealt with for the rest of the project.

If other commitments prevent the level of participation really needed by the project, deputise someone else to stand in during necessary absences of the key Visionary role or, for the sake of continuity, consider handing over the responsibilities now.

Elaboration Phase

For each business-critical timebox, review/accept the Iteration Plan.

• Depending on the importance from the business point of view of a particular timebox, do some or all of the following:
• • Attend the kick-off meeting (if held)
  • Attend workshops/prototyping sessions/reviews during the timebox as agreed in the Iteration Plan.
  • Attend the Closeout meeting (if held)
• During development activity, receive regular reports (formally or informally) from the Ambassador Users about progress and acceptability of what is being created.
• With assistance from the Ambassador User(s) who will have in-depth understanding of what has been created, review/accept the evolving solution (including working software, models, and other documentation) as it is delivered by individual timeboxes.
• Respond to issues raised by the Ambassador Users and the Project Manager.
• Escalate issues as necessary to the Excutive Sponsor.
• Review/accept the Risk List.

Construction Phase

• For each business-critical iteration, review/accept the Iteration Plan.
• Depending on the importance of a particular timebox, do some or all of the following:
• • Attend the kick-off meeting (if held).
  • Attend workshops/reviews during the timebox as agreed in the Iteration Plan.
  • Attend the Closeout meeting (if held).
• Enable business people other than the Ambassador Users to participate in testing as defined in the Development Plan.
• During development activity, receive regular reports (formally or informally) from the Ambassador Users about progress and acceptability of what is being created.
• Escalate issues as necessary to the Executive Sponsor.
• Review/accept the tested system with assistance from the Ambassador Users.
• Review/accept the Risk List.

Transition Phase

• Participate in the task Assess Results.
• Review/accept the delivered system.