User talk:Mike Cline/USCAN Working Group Drafts/Draft Strategic Plan

Comments on Draft

As a persuasive matter, I don't think there should be any mention of "July 2015" as a date by which this organization is independent of the WMF, especially not in the first few paragraphs (as it is now). On the contrary, we have been aiming to have an independent functioning organization by May 31, 2013, if not sooner. If I were the WMF reading this, I would be very concerned that the Working Group was kicking the can down the road and not planning to do anything for two years before establishing an organizaiton that was finally indpendent in 2015. Indeed, much of the long-range vision of this organization is not the best way to open the document. The document should begin with an Executive Summary of less than one page that summarizes only the absolutely most critical points, and answers the most pressing questions that the WMF would have right away. Then in subsequent sections, more detail would be provided. Brianwc (talk) 19:25, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Brian, a couple of points. 1) We were specifically chartered to provide a Future Picture of a new enterprise as it would look in June 2015. We will deliver on the charter requirements. 2) Most importantly however is that the WMF chose to establish a Strategy for the new enterprise and chose to employ a specific strategy process to create that strategy. The reason I beleive they did chose to you a "Focus on the Future", think strategically, not tactically process is because many other efforts to do these kinds of things have produces much result, were caotic and inefficient because all discussion was tactical and no body new or agreed where they were going. This isn't a project plan, legal brief or talking paper. 3) As to your other points, noted and appreciated although they are a bit pre-emptive given the shell of the strategy document is just being drafted. --Mike Cline (talk) 15:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)