[teampractices] The Rule of Three (+1)

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Tomasz Finc, 17/09/2013 19:39:
> [...] make
>> sure there was one representative from three departments in the discussion
>> before consensus is reached. That usually meant Maryana (Product Manager),
>> Jon Robson (Engineering Tech Lead), and Vibha (Design) would get together
>> and hash things out by consensus.
>>
>> …
>>
>> [...] make sure to find at least one person in
>> Product and one person in Design before proceeding/resolving/having the
>> autonomy to do anything.

How many WMF teams have such a trine/trinitarian composition?

Nemo


> If you can't drag the missing person in, just ping
>> them on IRC on #wikimedia-corefeatures and relay the discussion there.
>>
>> The variation is that I'd like community/product analysis to be a part of
>> this. From a logistical standpoint, it'd not practical to turn this into a
>> rule of 4, so I'd like it to make three (plus one). This means the rule of
>> three to resolve, and the missing leg would be informed as soon as is
>> reasonable (and can provide their input then).  [...]