More Project Manager + Developer

Posted by Mike on April 8, 2010

Another insight to project I have gained from being both the project manager and a developer on the team is the disctinction between an implementation focus and a production support focus. As a project manager, your whole focus is on getting the project implemented. It’s a temporary endevour. A developer needs the implementation focus, but the developer also needs a production support focus.

Once a project goes live, it is often the developer who supports that system in production. The project manager has moved on to the next project, but the developer must support the application in the production environment. This involves follow-up and responding to issues as they arise. I confess that I have become comfortable with the implementation focus. I am finding that I have to remember to focus on production support, now that I am also contributing to the project in the developer role.