[Typo3-dev] The Right Crew

[Erik Svendsen]

Hello Robert,

> First I'd like to say that it doesn't take only one leader who solves
> all the issues mentioned. One example, I currently have a very good
> feeling with is that I do the organisational part in the R&D committee
> while Kasper clearly is the chief developer. Although we share a
> common ground we are working from different perspectives, which
> together gives us a broader view.

You are right on track. Leadership in teams are very often like this. One 
doing the coordination and organisational stuff. Another inspiring, motivating 
and pointing the direction. 

> You're right. Coordination is a full time job, which we hopefully can
> afford some day. Currently we can't and so I try to figure out what
> tools we can create or use in order to have some "automatic
> coordination".

I agree! Coordination is very often a full time job. But I also think that 
using the right tools (groupware), and not neccessarly TYPO3, a volunteer 
with commitment can help doing great coordination in teams/crew that lacks 
it today. But the teams need to understand that this task are demanding, 
and this person probably newer would make any coding lines or document that 
shows up in the end result.
 
> From my point of view Kasper's question refined would be: Who
> coordinates? As soon as we have coordination in the different fields,
> volunteers will contribute more.

I think your point are near bulls eye. But these coordinators should also 
have the ability to communicate and inspire.
 
> I'm open to suggestions, but I think the so-called core team currently
> forms
> a good team, with Kasper being a good chief developer and me keeping
> the
> developers on the same track. By the way, if you don't that page, it's
> worth looking at the projects 4.0 overview [1].

>From outside it looks like it does. Should been interesting to do a survey 
on the core team to look for abilities and working pattern that could be 
used for making other teams better. Also in a community like TYPO3 it's important 
to evaluate what working, and try to implement it to other parts of the community.

WBR,
Erik Svendsen
www.linnearad.no