Re: database systems: an environment of roles & players

"dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1113600382.500209.124310_at_l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> mountain man wrote:
>> In the following tabulation we list a number of different
>> roles and players that would normally be associated with
>> the database systems environment at any organisation.
>>
>> Provision has been made for proponents of the (Date)
>> Relational Model of the data to be listed at item E06
>> as consultants in that specialised field. Is this
>> appropriate?
>
> Your list doesn't look like something "associated with the database
> systems environment at any organisation" but only with those
> organizations employing a relational model -- is that correct?

No, it was supposed to be for any organisation over a certain size, at which time they will all have invested in some DBMS of some form. It need not be related to the RM.

> We
> could identify those roles associated with any organization and
> indicate "COBOL language consultants" too, but ... ;-)

I'd be bundling them with I06 or E02 - internal or external programmers.

>> I'd like to know if this classification is realistic and if
>> it is more or less complete.
>
> If this is intended only for SQL-DBMS organizations, then ignore the
> remainder of my comments.

It should be able to be generalised for all organisations, and be independent of the DBMS in use, so thanks.

>> If it is not complete, what
>> other roles are found associated with the running and
>> management of database systems - in general?
>>
>> Thanks for any further input.
>>
>> ==================================
>> DATABASE SYSTEMS ROLE-TYPES
>> ==================================
>>
>> --------------- Internal to the organisation:
>> I01 - business owner(s)
>> I02 - business executives and managers
>> I03 - general organisation work-groups/end-users
>> I04 - DBA
>
> This role, as typically defined in an organization supporting
> SQL-DBMS's does not exist at companies not supporting SQL-DBMS's.
>
> I would add a "data modeling" role, however, which seems to be required
> independent of implementation tools.
>
>> I05 - IT manager
>> I06 - internal programmers
>> I07 - specialised development teams
>> I08 - Operations & help desk personnel
>>
>>
>> --------------- External to the organisation:
>> E01 - contractors and consultants (in any roles defined above)
>> E02 - contract programmers (or software house(s))
>> E03 - consultants and suppliers (of selected RDBMS software)
>> E04 - consultants and suppliers (of other software & hardware)
>> E05 - business, management and financial consultants
>> E06 - consultants in the Relational Model of Data
>
> and, of course, there are consultants in other data models as well

So E06 could be made more general, such as E06 - consultants in the data model

Thanks.

>> ==================================
>> END LIST
>>
>> NB: Item E01 is very general, and obviously is redefined
>> by further items E02 onwards in more specific contexts.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Pete Brown
>> Falls Creek
>> Oz
>> www.mountainman.com.au
>
Received on Sat Apr 16 2005 - 04:34:36 CEST