Custodian

Role Attribute

The Custodian is a guardian, keeper, or steward aiming to protect quality and value by setting standards for the team.

Role Attributes:

Chief • Captain • Chair • Enabler • Scribe • Envoy • Agent • Guide • Producer • Director • Guru • Creator • Performer • Maven • Custodian • Inspector • (custom)

Purpose

The Custodian improves quality by providing guidelines for other team members.

The Custodian investigates work done to ensure cohesion and completeness.

Notes

The Custodian protects a value stream from deteriorating due to bad quality.

The Custodian is similar to the System Owner in the “Spotify Model“ and the System Architect/Engineer in SAFe.

The Custodian is not the same as an Inspector. The Custodian (such as engineers and architects) would monitor how part of a value stream is created. The Inspector (such as testers and quality managers) would monitor how the value is delivered.

Rules / Constraints

  • There can be multiple Custodians, possibly with different areas of expertise.

“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.”

(Source: Anais Nin)