This is the presentation that was given at JWC14 about the proposed Structure & Methodology Change.

1. JOOMLA! NEW STRUCTURE &
METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL
Sarah Watz @sarahwatz
President of Open Source Matters, Inc.

2. WHY DO WE WANT TO SEE CHANGE?
• Unclear organisation & methodology
• No accountability & reporting
• Inefficient decision making
• Not enough trust in individuals and teams
• Lack of transparency & communication
• Not easy to get involved and stay motivated
JOOMLA! NEW STRUCTURE & METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL Sarah Watz

4. Votes on the project wide budget

10. OUR GOALS WITH THE CHANGE
• A more understandable structure with defined
positions and methodology
• Distributing decision making effectively
• Placing trust in individuals and teams
• Increase transparency & communication
• Empowering more people to get involved, stay
motivated and have FUN
JOOMLA! NEW STRUCTURE & METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL Sarah Watz

11. A whole new mindset.

12. DEPARTMENTS / AREAS / CLUSTERS
• Operations
• Production
• Legal & Finance
• Programs
• Marketing & Communication
• Events

18. makes the board of directors

21. TIMELINE
Oct 21 - Nov 9
Feedback from Working groups & Teams
Nov 10 - Dec 21
Revise the proposal
Dec 22 - Jan 11
Translation of the revised proposal
Jan 12 - Feb 8
Public discussion and feedback from the community as a
whole.
Feb 9 - Feb 22
Revise the proposal and discussion by Leadership teams
Feb 23 - Mar 1
Leadership votes on the proposal

22. STRUCTURE TEAM
This team has three representatives of each
leadership team.
Representatives from OSM:
Sarah Watz, Ronni K. Gothard Christiansen, Marijke
Stuivenberg
Representatives from PLT:
David Hurley, Javier Gómez, Chris Davenport
Representatives from CLT:
Sander Potjer, Alice Grevet, Peter Bui
JOOMLA! NEW STRUCTURE & METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL Sarah Watz

23. THANK YOU