The Lie of the Benevolent Dictator - Randy Bias, CEO, CloudScaling - OpenStackSV 2014
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Address by Randy Bias, CEO, CloudScaling at OpenStack Silicon Valley (OpenStackSV), 9-16-14
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The Lie of the Benevolent Dictator - Randy Bias, CEO, CloudScaling - OpenStackSV 2014
- 1. The Lie of The Benevolent Dictator The Truth of a Democratic Meritocracy Randy Bias, CEO openstacksv.com SEPTEMBER 2014
- 2. Do we need a benevolent dictator? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 3. OpenStack *has* a leadership, or at least governance/ management structure SEPTEMBER 2014
- 4. Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle Board Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind. Foundation TC Developer Community ED Rel Mgr Ind. Corp. Subcommittees • legal • finance • DefCore • etc. User Committee • nascent • user survey RM SEPTEMBER 2014 volunteer elected appointed hired
- 5. But is it the right kind of leadership? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 6. Does OpenStack have a vision and product strategy? NO! SEPTEMBER 2014
- 7. The Gap Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle Strategic Product Vision & Direction? Board TC No one owns!! SEPTEMBER 2014
- 8. “product strategy” for open source project(s) ? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 9. Product strategy and vision will not “emerge” from a group SEPTEMBER 2014
- 10. SEPTEMBER 2014
- 11. We are a democratic meritocracy We are not the Linux community We don’t need a dictator, but we do need product leadership SEPTEMBER 2014
- 12. Some Product Leadership Requirements not a complete list, OK? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 13. Some Product Leadership Requirements • OpenStack is NOT a Product, BUT … It Must Be Managed Like One • Long term vision + long term prioritization & planning • Corporate independence • Work for the community: developers, operators, and end-users • Focus on end-user needs and requirements • Working with the user committee, obviously… • Ability to work closely with the Board and the TC • Priority setting, vision, etc. • Architectural oversight and leadership SEPTEMBER 2014
- 14. What does AWS do? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 15. What does Amazon do for product leadership? • Small architecture review board • Werner Vogels, James Hamilton, etc. • Product management function • Team of product managers per product line SEPTEMBER 2014
- 16. What *might* we do? SEPTEMBER 2014
- 17. What could we do? (Just a SUGGESTION) • Arch Review Board (ARB) • Elected for 2-4 years • Small # of seats • Wide set of domain expertise • Remit is: • work with TC on BP/Specs • help PMs validate priority • Product Management (PM) • Not elected • 1+ per program • Specific domain expertise • Work for the Foundation • Annual 360° feedback • Remit is: • priority setting & negotiation SEPTEMBER 2014
- 18. Board TC Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind. Prod. Mgrs Foundation Developer Community ED Rel Mgr Ind. Corp. Subcommittees • legal • finance • DefCore • etc. User Committee • nascent • user survey Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle ARB • Shared chair? • Elected PTL seat? • Independents • Long term Architects SEPTEMBER 2014 volunteer elected appointed hired
- 19. Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship Product leadership cannot be emergent Many paths forward; *all* require creating ownership Collective responsibility to fix this Failure to fix may result in insurmountable challenges SEPTEMBER 2014
- 20. Thank you @randybias SEPTEMBER 2014