Hi Anna, >> * How much is this timeline extension projected to cost, and from what >> source are the funds being drawn? (Note that this doesn't assume that the >> decision was a bad one, but I very much want to know the source of the >> funds and how much is likely to be drawn from it.) > > >We've got this covered, Pine. We are fiscally managing this process and all >of our contracts well. Thank you for your concern.
Please answer my question: how much is this timeline extension projected to cost, and from what source are the funds being drawn? >> * Could you elaborate on the benefits of this timetable change for people >> who are not involved with affiliates? We've seen some responses from >> Strainu and Yaroslov (thank you both!) and I would like to hear WMF's >> perspective. >> > The benefits of the change in the timetable are that 4/4 stakeholder groups > told us that this was a meaningful exercise, that they are earnestly > engaged in thinking about the future, and that they need more time for > translation and conversation on this important subject. 3/4 tracks are non > affiliates (on-wiki, new voices, experts). > We agreed with them. These are meaningful conversations. We are learning a > lot and we need to hear what people have to say and they need more time to > say it. OK, that makes sense. > > * Could you also discuss what measures are being taken to control costs in > the strategy process? > > We have plenty of measures in place to monitor costs (e.g., we don't need > to control them because they are not out of control, we are within our > budget). Also, describing financial metrics at any lower level of detail > would be a waste of the strategy budget since we are within it. I disagree with that assessment. Simply because expenses are within budget don't mean that all expenses which were charged to the budget are reasonable and accurate, and I am disappointed to hear that WMF's standards for its finances are so lax. This convinces me all the more that my original request is important for WMF to answer: please discuss what measures are being taken to control costs in the strategy process. The level of detail that I now think WMF should provide is much higher than the level of detail with which I previously would have been satisfied. My level of concern here is high enough that I am asking the WMF Audit Committee chair, Kelly, to comment on this situation. Something seems very wrong here, and I am concerned about WMF's financial integrity. Pine On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Anna Stillwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Pine, > > Good evening. In line. > > On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This thread is going in many directions, and I'm enjoying reading the > > conversation. > > > > If I may go back to some questions that I asked in my earlier post, I > would > > like to hear from Katherine (or someone else at WMF, perhaps Anna): > > > > First, some context... a good deal of this has been iterative by design. We > had an overarching idea of where we were headed (e.g. a shared direction > first, roles and responsibilities second), but then we knew we would learn > to refine or course correct based on what we hear. > > We've been hearing to extend the timeline on all fronts--organized groups > and affiliates (e.g., time for conversation), on wiki (e.g., time for > translation and conversation) and new voices and experts (e.g., "we've seen > all of the data but our communities have yet to see and reflect upon > it")... so that is the background reasoning. > > > > * How much is this timeline extension projected to cost, and from what > > source are the funds being drawn? (Note that this doesn't assume that the > > decision was a bad one, but I very much want to know the source of the > > funds and how much is likely to be drawn from it.) > > > > We've got this covered, Pine. We are fiscally managing this process and all > of our contracts well. Thank you for your concern. > > > > * Could you elaborate on the benefits of this timetable change for people > > who are not involved with affiliates? We've seen some responses from > > Strainu and Yaroslov (thank you both!) and I would like to hear WMF's > > perspective. > > > > The benefits of the change in the timetable are that 4/4 stakeholder groups > told us that this was a meaningful exercise, that they are earnestly > engaged in thinking about the future, and that they need more time for > translation and conversation on this important subject. 3/4 tracks are non > affiliates (on-wiki, new voices, experts). > > We agreed with them. These are meaningful conversations. We are learning a > lot and we need to hear what people have to say and they need more time to > say it. > > > > > * Could you also discuss what measures are being taken to control costs > in > > the strategy process? > > > > We have plenty of measures in place to monitor costs (e.g., we don't need > to control them because they are not out of control, we are within our > budget). Also, describing financial metrics at any lower level of detail > would be a waste of the strategy budget since we are within it. > > Always good to hear from you, > /a > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
