The document discusses governance challenges facing the Joomla open source project. It notes that unlike other open source projects, Joomla lacks a benevolent dictator or major corporate sponsor to provide leadership and resources. This has made attracting and retaining contributors difficult. A proposed new leadership structure from 2011 is described, with a board of directors and committees to set project-wide goals and improve coordination between teams. The benefits of this approach include establishing a unified roadmap, addressing inter-team conflicts, making room for new leaders, and reducing drama to increase productivity. Current steps involve a working group studying the issue and an upcoming leadership summit to potentially adopt new recommendations.
4. Joomla as the underdog...
No benevolent dictator to provide clear
vision or resolve issues
5. Joomla as the underdog...
No benevolent dictator to provide clear
vision or resolve issues
No primary business/corporate sponsor
that contributes staff, developers,
financial resources
6. Helping Joomla to reach its potential
How can Joomla continue to grow and
remain a FOSS CMS leader?
7. Helping Joomla to reach its potential
More than any other single factor, and
more than other leading FOSS CMS, the
Joomla project's future success depends
on our ability to attract and retain a large
and diverse group of skilled volunteer
contributors.
8. Joomla leadership's most important function:
Create and support a culture that will attract
and retain the large and diverse group of
skilled volunteer contributors that our
project's future success depends on.
9. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
10. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
11. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
Meaningful
12. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
Meaningful
Open
13. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
Meaningful
Open
Responsive
14. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
Meaningful
Open
Responsive
Respectful
15. The kind of culture we need to create and support:
Inspiring
Meaningful
Open
Responsive
Respectful
Fun
18. Current Leadership Structure
Production Leadership Community Leadership
Team Team
Forums
Development
Directories
Documentation
Magazine
Translations
JPeople
Some websites
JUGs
Some websites
19. Current Leadership Structure
Production Leadership Community Leadership Open Source Matters
Team Team
Forums
Finances
Development
Directories
Legal
Documentation
Magazine
Trademark
Translations
JPeople
Communications
Some websites
JUGs
Events
Some websites
Shop
Some websites
20. Current Leadership Structure
Community Oversight
Committee
Add OSM members
Remove OSM members
No websites!
Production Leadership Community Leadership Open Source Matters
Team Team
Forums
Finances
Development
Directories
Legal
Documentation
Magazine
Trademark
Translations
JPeople
Communications
Some websites
JUGs
Events
Some websites
Shop
Some websites
22. Challenges with current leadership structure
We currently set LT level goals, but not
project-wide goals
23. Challenges with current leadership structure
We currently set LT level goals, but not
project-wide goals
We don't always coordinate well between
teams, and there is no process to address that
24. Challenges with current leadership structure
We currently set LT level goals, but not
project-wide goals
We don't always coordinate well between
teams, and there is no process to address that
There can be a tendency to focus on team
level responsibilities, instead of more complex
project-wide issues
26. 2011 proposed leadership structure changes
Board of Directors
Overall goals and strategy
Oversight for all committees
27. 2011 proposed leadership structure changes
Board of Directors
Overall goals and strategy
Oversight for all committees
Committees
Development Directories Events/Groups Finance Community Mgmt.
Sites/Infrastructur Legal/Tradema Communication
Documentation
e rk s
29. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
30. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
31. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
Provide a way to address and overcome
inter-team conflicts
32. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
Provide a way to address and overcome
inter-team conflicts
Can make room for new leaders
33. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
Provide a way to address and overcome
inter-team conflicts
Can make room for new leaders
Allow each committee to have a stronger focus
34. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
Provide a way to address and overcome
inter-team conflicts
Can make room for new leaders
Allow each committee to have a stronger focus
Reduce drama, increase productivity
35. Benefits of proposed leadership structure changes
Allow us to set and monitor progress for
bolder, more inspiring project-wide goals
Make it easier for all teams to follow and
support a unified roadmap
Provide a way to address and overcome
inter-team conflicts
Can make room for new leaders
Allow each committee to have a stronger focus
Reduce drama, increase productivity
Simplify contractual issues
37. Current and upcoming steps:
Working group has been formed to study this
issue and present recommendations
38. Current and upcoming steps:
Working group has been formed to study this
issue and present recommendations
Joint leadership summit at JandBeyond
conference in May will consider those
recommendations and hopefully reach a
decision
39. Helping Joomla to reach its potential
How can Joomla continue to grow and
remain a FOSS CMS leader?
40. Helping Joomla to reach its potential
Create and support a culture that will attract
and retain the large and diverse group of
skilled volunteer contributors that our
project's future success depends on.