On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:41:00PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote: > On Jul 22, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Joey Stanford wrote: > >>> - A fallback process for when things go wrong. This could be as >>> simple >>> as saying "the backup RM for this release is (Francis|Kiko)." >> >> Another option is the way I learned: Be the deputy RM for a few >> cycles. Under the watchful eye of the RM, act as if you are the RM >> (akin to the co-pilot flying the plane under the eye of the Captain). >> The benefit to the RM is that there is an extra pair of eyes and >> someone to partner with. The benefit of the deputy role is learning >> experience. > > This has worked well for me, on both sides of the aisle. Most recently, > I mentored a new Python release manager and that transition went very > well. It was also quite humbling when I finally met him and he turned > out to be in high school (and had to have his mom drive him to the Python > conference!).
This idea works for me. Just as long as there's a safety net. -- Graham Binns | PGP Key: EC66FA7D
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