FESCo future

[Greg Dekoenigsberg]

+1 to Sopwith's post.  :)

--g

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006, Elliot Lee wrote:

>
> On Nov 26, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>
>>> FPCSC will  needs to do what the "Core cabal" and FESCo do now and thus
>>> will have a lot more work to do than FESCo currently does. Thus it might
>>> be a good idea to make FPCSC a bit bigger. I'd say 14, 16 or 18 people
>>> (FESCo currently has 13 members).
>> 
>> FESCO's size is insufficient already. FESCO is not as productive as it
>> could be if there were more members. Originally, FESCO had been created to
>> form a small group of people who could get something done. Over time,
>> FESCO has degraded to a collection of people, who fill seats in multiple
>> committees and find themselves unable to pursue "FESCO business".
>
> Hey all,
>
> The rule of thumb for efficient team sizing is 7 people +/-. FESCO is too 
> big. Part of the reason people feel comfortable slacking on "FESCO business" 
> is because they think that with such a large group, it doesn't matter if they 
> slack off or not (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_loafing). Adding 
> more people to FESCO/FPCSC will just make things worse.
>
> In addition, FESCO's purpose should be for making decisions that can't be 
> made otherwise, not for being obligated to do all the work that needs doing. 
> If people outside FESCO are not feeling like they can make headway, FESCO 
> needs to get out of the way and empower those people, rather than trying to 
> add more responsibilities to a FESCO TODO list.
>
> Best,
> -- Elliot
>
>
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