The Lie of a Benevolent Dictator; the Truth of a Working Democratic Meritocracy

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Keynote at OpenStackSV's inaugural event. Essentially a call to arms to fix the missing "product leadership gap" that is clearly causing drag on the project(s).

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The Lie of The Benevolent
Dictator
The Truth of a Democratic Meritocracy!
Randy Bias, CEO
openstacksv.com SEPTEMBER 2014

Do we need a benevolent
dictator?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
2

OpenStack *has* a leadership,
or at least governance/
management structure
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
3

Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind.
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 4
Board
Foundation
TC
Developer
Community
ED
Rel Mgr Ind. Corp.
Subcommittees
• legal
• finance
• DefCore
• etc.
User Committee
• nascent
• user survey
RM
volunteer
elected
appointed
hired
Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle

But is it the right kind of
leadership?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
5

Does OpenStack have a
product vision and product
strategy?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
6

Does OpenStack have a
product vision and product
strategy?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page NO!
6

The Gap
Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle
Strategic Product
Vision &
Direction?
No one owns!!
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
7
Board TC

“product strategy” for open
source project(s) ?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
8

Product strategy and vision will
not “emerge” from a group
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
9

We are a democratic meritocracy
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
11

We are a democratic meritocracy
We are not the Linux community
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
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 Page
11

Some Product Leadership
Requirements
not a complete list, OK?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
12

• 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
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
• Priority setting, vision, etc.
• Architectural oversight and leadership
13
Some Product Leadership Requirements

What does AWS do?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
14

• Small architecture review board
• Werner Vogels, James Hamilton, etc.
• Product management function
• Team of product managers per product line
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
15
What does Amazon do for product leadership?

What *might* we do?
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
16

• 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
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
17
What could we do? (Just a SUGGESTION)
• Product Management (PM)
• Not elected
• 1+ per program
• Specific domain expertise
• Work for the Foundation
• Annual 360° feedback
• Remit is:
• priority setting & negotiation

Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind.
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
Prod. Mgrs
Foundation
18
Board TC
Developer
Community
ED
Rel Mgr
Ind. Corp.
Subcommittees
• legal
• finance
• DefCore
• etc.
User Committee
• nascent
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volunteer
elected
appointed
hired
Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle
ARB
• Shared
chair?
• Elected PTL
seat?
• Independents
• Long term
Architects

Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
19

Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship
Product leadership cannot be emergent
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
19

Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship
Product leadership cannot be emergent
Many paths forward; *all* require creating
ownership
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
19

Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship
Product leadership cannot be emergent
Many paths forward; *all* require creating
ownership
Collective responsibility to fix this
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
19

Thank you
@randybias
SEPTEMBER 2014 Page
20

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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 Page 2

3. OpenStack *has* a leadership, or at least governance/ management structure SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 3

4. Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind. SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 4 Board Foundation TC Developer Community ED Rel Mgr Ind. Corp. Subcommittees • legal • finance • DefCore • etc. User Committee • nascent • user survey RM volunteer elected appointed hired Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle

5. But is it the right kind of leadership? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 5

6. Does OpenStack have a product vision and product strategy? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 6

7. Does OpenStack have a product vision and product strategy? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page NO! 6

8. The Gap Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle Strategic Product Vision & Direction? No one owns!! SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 7 Board TC

9. “product strategy” for open source project(s) ? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 8

10. Product strategy and vision will not “emerge” from a group SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 9

11. SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 10

12. SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 11

13. We are a democratic meritocracy SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 11

14. We are a democratic meritocracy We are not the Linux community SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 11

15. 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 Page 11

16. Some Product Leadership Requirements not a complete list, OK? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 12

17. • 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 SEPTEMBER 2014 Page • Priority setting, vision, etc. • Architectural oversight and leadership 13 Some Product Leadership Requirements

18. What does AWS do? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 14

19. • Small architecture review board • Werner Vogels, James Hamilton, etc. • Product management function • Team of product managers per product line SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 15 What does Amazon do for product leadership?

20. What *might* we do? SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 16

21. • 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 SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 17 What could we do? (Just a SUGGESTION) • Product Management (PM) • Not elected • 1+ per program • Specific domain expertise • Work for the Foundation • Annual 360° feedback • Remit is: • priority setting & negotiation

22. Plat. Gold Ind. PTLs Ind. SEPTEMBER 2014 Page Prod. Mgrs Foundation 18 Board TC Developer Community ED Rel Mgr Ind. Corp. Subcommittees • legal • finance • DefCore • etc. User Committee • nascent • user survey volunteer elected appointed hired Strategic Business Direction Tactical Software Dev Life Cycle ARB • Shared chair? • Elected PTL seat? • Independents • Long term Architects

23. SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 19

24. Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 19

25. Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship Product leadership cannot be emergent SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 19

26. Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship Product leadership cannot be emergent Many paths forward; *all* require creating ownership SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 19

27. Product leadership the issue; NOT dictatorship Product leadership cannot be emergent Many paths forward; *all* require creating ownership Collective responsibility to fix this SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 19

28. 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 Page 19

29. Thank you @randybias SEPTEMBER 2014 Page 20

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