also sprach Jonathan Carter <jcarter@linux.com> [2015-10-12 13:11 +0200]:
> Do I understand correctly that
> https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/LocalTeamRoles will no longer be
> used?
>
> It looked really useful to me but there has been some who didn't
> like it, if we're not going to use it then I'd rather remove the
> page and the link to it from the mediawiki sidebar.
I think it depends on what we want to use it for. It's useful as
a directory linking tasks to people who at one point in time
expressed an interest or claimed a competency regarding a task.
The table is also an overview of (some of) the tasks that need
doing, but it's incomplete and missing a lot of information, such as
interdependencies, priorities, and deadlines.
The timeline-based approach we tried so far goes a little into this
direction. However, a timeline on the wiki when we already know we
can expect delays and certain tasks depend on others isn't
particularly useful (as it'll get outdated quickly).
Maybe it's time that we investigate project management tools? This
could be as simple as a Kanban, and as complex as a Gantt chart.
Has anyone worked with such tools and recommend one we could
install/try out? Maybe something Sandstorm-based? I am really
interested in pursuing this angle (and could also imagine Odoo doing
this), but at the moment, my DebConf time is being used up by tying
up DC15 accounts.
Once we have this "glue" documenting the process, then indexing to
the wiki for task descriptions (and to amass "institutional
knowledge" about a task) and also team member profiles would be
really useful, IMHO.
So I wouldn't remove the page just now, but remove it from the
sidebar and add a note at the top pointing to the timeline as
authoritative source of information.
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