Hi Dan, Let me try asking about this from a different angle. What was the methodology used to come to the conclusion that this project would require the kinds and numbers of investments that you mentioned?
I am aware that there is some educated guesswork involved, and I would like to learn more about how you planned out this project's schedule and resource use. Thank you, Pine On Mar 9, 2015 10:16 PM, "Dan Garry" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9 March 2015 at 21:11, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Why are (7 FTEs * 40 hours * 13 weeks = 3,640 labor hours) required to >> achieve what appears to be a simple goal? >> > It seems simple to us because we're Wikimedians and we know what it means > to edit Wikidata. Although the goal is simple, the solution will not be. > > For example, we'll be making cross-domain requests (which adds potential > for complications and performance problems), will probably have to > interface with CentralAuth to check that the user has a global account > (which we've never tried before and might not even be possible for the > app), will have to work with Legal to ensure we're getting attribution > correct (legally *and* ethically), will have to coordinate with Community > Engagement to make sure that our editors are aware of the feature, and so > on. If you want more details on all of this (because I could keep going if > you're interested!), then let me know. :-) > > Dan > > -- > Dan Garry > Associate Product Manager, Mobile Apps > Wikimedia Foundation >
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