Aeolus Team Leads
Hugh Brock
hbrock at redhat.com
Wed Jan 9 19:41:20 UTC 2013
On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 07:32:48PM +0000, Martyn Taylor wrote:
> Gents,
>
> We are stuck in a pattern where, after hours/days of frustrating debate, we create
> delicate balances of agreement on topics only to have our consensus break
> when a new point of view is interjected or another conversation
> takes place. I really think it is time to add some layer of
> leadership to the team. Our team is simply too large to act as a
> democracy.
>
> I realise that the Tech Cabal is an attempt to address the
> aforementioned problems, but I do not feel that adding another sub-democracy
> can help us in this issue. The Cabal has its advantages
> when trying to solve integration/cross project problems, but I don't
> think it helps us steer individual projects. I really think we need
> technical leads that have the power to make decisions, or at the very least to
> decide when debate is closed and carry forward ideas that have been agreed upon.
> This is how the majority of projects both inside and outside of RedHat operate.
> I'm not sure why we do not have this in Aeolus, but I'd be much
> happier in my position if I had some clear direction on approach,
> whether I agreed with that approach or not. Let me be clear and say
> I don't expect Team Leads to simply make all and every decision
> alone and dictate to the rest of the team. Rather, we need someone who
> listens to all points of view and makes a decision and takes
> responsibility for it.
>
> How do you guys feel about this idea?
> Would you be willing to give up some control for clear direction?
I like this idea and I agree we have probably grown to the point that
it's necessary.
How would you propose we choose team leads, and do you envision a way of
rotating the position or do you think it should be permanent (at least
until the lead gets tired of it or decides to go do something else)?
--H
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