Assigning roles to resources assigned to WBS elements is
a project manager's function. You validate roles to define the rights
and permissions that are granted to resources when they are already
assigned to a work breakdown structure (WBS) element. Rational Project Conductor provides
the roles of a team member and a project lead. When a role is not
selected, the assigned resource takes up the default
role. You can also define the roles that are required for your project
in the process specification based on the project requirements