[fab] I have a few questions for the board.
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Apr 26 15:47:38 UTC 2006
Patrick W. Barnes wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 April 2006 08:47, Karsten Wade <kwade at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>>The problem with this usage is that it is the exact opposite of the
>>usage of the two terms in project management.[1]
>>
>>A program is a large, overarching project that consists of multiple
>>projects. A program manager is a PM over many projects that have their
>>own PMs, etc.
>>
>>If we use this language backwards from the way the rest of IT uses it,
>>we're more likely to foment confusion.
>>
>>[1] I just made Jeremy's blood pressure go up a few ticks, but recall
>>that there are always useful things to learn from a discipline even if
>>you don't adhere to it.
>>
>
>
> I certainly wouldn't mind using the two terms properly, but it would require a
> lot of changes, since we started out calling all of our big efforts
> "projects". The approach is sound, we just have to decide what words to use.
don't be too hasty... following that path could ulitmately lead to
renaming Fedora Project -> Fedora Program
:)
-- Rex
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