The Architecture Committee feels we that kind of missed the loop to provide proper input to the prioritization of WMF engineering projects for Oct-Dec 2014. For the next quarter, let's make sure we've got good plans on prioritization.
(Did this happen? Updating.)
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid | • RobLa-WMF | T87470 Streamline the Architecture Committee and the RfC process (tracking) | |||
| Invalid | Qgil | T594 Architecture Committee proposal for Wikimedia Foundation engineering priorities in Apr-Jun 2015 |
We have discussed priorities at the Lyon Hackathon, see T96903. I am not aware any clear process of making sure this will be considered for quarterly planning, or resource allocation in general.
From Lila's answer to my question at the Q/A session yesterday, it seems that it would be the responsibility of the future CTO to make this happen. Let's hope we get a CTO soon, then.
I am not aware any clear process of making sure this will be considered for quarterly planning, or resource allocation in general.
Whila a CTO will help, I think that the main step will be always to have teams owning specific tasks, prioritizing them in their backlogs, and pushing them in the goals / budget discussions. Another way to look at it is: a CTO will have a hard time pushing these proposals without buy-in from the teams. Therefore, since you need buy-in from the teams anyway, I would not wait for a CTO to come.
@Qgil: I agree, but there is no platform team any more. From what I understand, the relevant team lead is the CTO.
Whatever happened, happened a long time ago. Now the Technology department and @RobLa-WMF specifically is responsible of assuring that ArchCom work and decisions plug into WMF goals.