Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

2017-08-08 Thread Pine W
One would certainly aspire to be on time and on budget, but the reality of complex engineering projects is that surprises happen. Developing a new product isn't like building products on an assembly line where time and cost are relatively easy to predict. I think that looking for managers who are

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

2017-08-08 Thread Rogol Domedonfors
Pine, If you allow yourself to think that on time and on budget are optional, then you will certainly not get them. I would expect the WMF to aspire to deliver products that are fit for purpose, on time and on budget. I would also expect the staff and, especially, management to be held

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

2017-08-08 Thread Pine W
Hi Joady, Does the title "Chief Product Officer" mean that WMF intends to revert the name of the Audiences department back to the Product department? "On time and budget" is a goal that can be very difficult to achieve with complex engineering projects that often encounter surprises. WMF has

[Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

2017-08-06 Thread Joady Lohr
We are please to announce the upcoming launch of the recruiting process for the Chief Product Officer. As part of the process, we wanted to share the job description (below). A big thank you to the Audiences & Technology teams for their collaboration, support and guidance in creating it. We also