On an Agile project the steering team is often responsible for ensuring that the needs and wants of the various constituents in the customer organization are identified and prioritized and that project progress and decisions continually support the customer's desires.

True/False

Answer: False, this is the role of the senior customer representative

Explanation: In an agile project, there are 4 distinct roles. In large organizations, each role is filled by 1 or more people. In smaller organizations one person may be in charge of more than one role. They are the steering team, the customer representative, the sponsor and the project officer.

The steering team: this serves in a leadership capacity during a project. They usually hold a senior management position such as the chief Executive officer. They ensure than the project is in keeping with the organization's strategic plan and achieves what it is meant to.

The customer representative: this roles ensures that the needs and wants of the customers are identified and prioritized. New developments and decisions must also meet customers' requirements.