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For the past year, Team Mambo has experimented with a consensus-based decisionprocess. While that structure is certainly the most egalitarian, it has also lead toextended discussion and decision cycles, and has proved to be less efficient thaninitially hoped. In an effort to strengthen coordination of project resources andimprove efficiencies in our development process, the decision has been made to shiftglobal project management into more of a centralized structure.
Going forward, the Mambo Project Leader will supervise all the various teamresources and will have final say in development policy -- including the final sayabout what goes in the code.
Noted Chad today, "I am extremely proud to be able to serve as the Project Leaderfor Mambo. I will do my best to make this new role a respected one."
Chad has paid his Mambo dues: He has been with the project for over a year and ahalf and has served as the Leader of the Mambo Core Dev Team for the last 12 months.He notes "I have been with the Foundation since just after its initial creation andI can tell you the Mambo team is a strong one. The team has accomplished a greatdeal of work in the last year or so, but there is plenty more to be done. I intendto drive us forward along the lines of the published Roadmap, and considerimprovements in accessiibility and interoperability to be priorities"
In his day job, Chad works as web content/database developer for a large U.S. firm.In that job he runs a Mambo-based intranet for the 600-seat call center and iscurrently working on building an operational data store complete with a BusinessIntelligence reporting system.
"Mambo for me is more than a hobby and less than a job," he notes. "I wish I hadeven more time for the project. It brings me great pleasure to work with suchtalented people from all over the world. These people work together closely,sharing their experiences and talents to help make Mambo the best CMS on theplanet."
If you wish to contact Chad about Team Membership or Mambo development, look for himon the The Mambo Forums , under the username "cauld."
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