Inspector

Role Attribute

The Inspector is a tester, researcher, or detective aiming to improve quality and value by searching for problems and solutions.

Role Attributes:

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

Purpose

The Inspector assures quality by evaluating the work of other team members.

The Inspector investigates output and possible problems before this leaves the team.

Notes

The Inspector researches potential solutions or workarounds to known issues.

The Inspector is not the same as a Custodian. 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 Inspectors, possibly with different areas of expertise.

β€œThe role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.”

(Source: Anais Nin)