Rules of Web Project Operation
Aug. 18th, 2003 07:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldPosted here for discussion. Any other points people would like to contribute?
#1: If people do not contribute, they are not cooperating either.
*You can't work with people who aren't there. Don't expect anything from people not present.
#2: Without feedback, sharing of work does not make sense.
*You can't know if your work was useful.
#3: Anything evolving involving more than two people needs structure.
*People can't focus in chaos; complexity needs organization, and work needs direction if it is going to go anywhere.
#4: Delegation of work must mean delegation of responsibility.
*If you delegate work without responsibility, you need constant control. You can't manage that over the Internet. If you delegate responsibility but do not show your full trust, you have not delegated responsibility.
#5: Delegation of responsibility depends on inclusion.
*If people are not included, they will not feel trusted. See #4.
#6: Set realistic short-time goals, not just visionary long-time goals.
*Without reaching short-time goals you never reach the long-time ones.
#7: Distribute relevant information to the same place and people.
*Do not form separate sub-groups or put development into Inner Circles if you expect the people in outer groups to follow what you are doing.
#8: Encourage social bonding of the members by off-list communication.
*Social bonding depends on many small things and lighter communication. It is as important in internet communication as in face-to-face situations, but it is just not as easy as meeting over the coffee break and talk about football. Do not mix Conference Table and the Coffee Break too much, the work deteriorates.
#1: If people do not contribute, they are not cooperating either.
*You can't work with people who aren't there. Don't expect anything from people not present.
#2: Without feedback, sharing of work does not make sense.
*You can't know if your work was useful.
#3: Anything evolving involving more than two people needs structure.
*People can't focus in chaos; complexity needs organization, and work needs direction if it is going to go anywhere.
#4: Delegation of work must mean delegation of responsibility.
*If you delegate work without responsibility, you need constant control. You can't manage that over the Internet. If you delegate responsibility but do not show your full trust, you have not delegated responsibility.
#5: Delegation of responsibility depends on inclusion.
*If people are not included, they will not feel trusted. See #4.
#6: Set realistic short-time goals, not just visionary long-time goals.
*Without reaching short-time goals you never reach the long-time ones.
#7: Distribute relevant information to the same place and people.
*Do not form separate sub-groups or put development into Inner Circles if you expect the people in outer groups to follow what you are doing.
#8: Encourage social bonding of the members by off-list communication.
*Social bonding depends on many small things and lighter communication. It is as important in internet communication as in face-to-face situations, but it is just not as easy as meeting over the coffee break and talk about football. Do not mix Conference Table and the Coffee Break too much, the work deteriorates.
