Operations manager

Description

The operations manager represents the operator partner group in the project and is responsible for setting up operation with the operating platforms and operating organization. The operations manager ensures the technical and organizational integration and operation of the system on the various system platforms during the project phases and operation.

Responsibility

  1. Provision of the goods and services agreed with the operator while adhering to the set deadlines and budgets
  2. Contribution of the operator's requirements
  3. Compliance with the operator's ISDP requirements

Powers

  1. Can access all required information
  2. Authority to give instructions to the operator with regard to own specialist areas

Skills

  1. In-depth knowledge of operation
  2. Knowledge of the core organization's requirements for the project and the operation of the application (e.g. technical and organizational requirements)
  3. Ability to develop requirements, specifications, concepts, and operating documentation
  4. Business administration knowledge for assessing options and economic efficiency
  5. In-depth knowledge of HERMES, attested to by a certificate
  6. Good writing skills, e.g. to create operating documentation
  7. Ability to work in a team, to communicate, and to resolve conflicts
  8. Management of specialists in own area of responsibility

Relationships

TableĀ 23: Tasks for which the operations manager is responsible and other roles involved in creating the outcomes
Module Task Responsible Outcome Involved in creation of outcome
Procurement Issue call for tenders Project management Offer Project management, User representative , Operations manager , Developer
IT system Prepare solution architecture IT architect Solution architecture IT architect, Operations manager , Developer
Design integration concept IT architect Integration concept IT architect, Operations manager , Business analyst, Developer
Realize system Developer System concept Developer, Operations manager , IT architect, User representative
Solution architecture Developer, Operations manager , IT architect
Prepare system integration Developer Interfaces realized Developer, Operations manager
Solution architecture Developer, Operations manager , IT architect
Integration and installation instructions Developer, Operations manager
Activate system Developer System activated Developer, Operations manager , User representative , Business analyst
Tests Design test concept Test manager Test concept Test manager , Tester, User representative , Operations manager , Business analyst, Developer
Realize test infrastructure Operations manager Test infrastructure realized Operations manager , User representative , Business analyst, Test manager
Conduct test Test manager Test concept Test manager , Tester, User representative , Operations manager , Business analyst, Developer
Deployment organization Decide on preliminary acceptance Project management Acceptance report Project management, User representative , Operations manager , Developer, Quality and risk manager, Project support
Decide on acceptance Project management Acceptance report Project management, User representative , Operations manager , Developer, Quality and risk manager, Project support
IT migration Realize migration procedure Developer Migration procedure realized Developer, Operations manager
Conduct migration Developer Migration carried out Developer, Operations manager , Business analyst
Decide on acceptance of migration Project management Acceptance report Project management, User representative , Operations manager , Developer, Quality and risk manager, Project support
Decommission the legacy system IT architect Legacy system removed IT architect, Project management, Operations manager , Business analyst
IT operation Design operating concept Operations manager Operating concept Operations manager , IT architect
Service level agreement Operations manager , Project sponsor, Project management, User representative
Realize operation Operations manager Operating manual Operations manager
Operating infrastructure realized Operations manager
Operating organization realized Operations manager
Integrate the system into operation Operations manager Operating manual Operations manager
System integrated Operations manager , Developer
Activate operation Operations manager Operating manual Operations manager
Operation activated Operations manager , Developer
ISDP Design ISDP concept ISDP manager ISDP concept ISDP manager, Operations manager , IT architect
Implement ISDP concept User representative ISDP measures realized User representative , Project management, Operations manager , ISDP manager, IT architect
ISDP concept User representative , Project management, Operations manager , ISDP manager, Developer
Transfer ISDP concept ISDP manager ISDP concept transferred ISDP manager, Project management, User representative , Operations manager
ISDP concept ISDP manager, Project sponsor, Project management, User representative , Operations manager , IT architect