Talk:Wikimedia Product Development/Product Development Process/Draft

Reversal
Why are there no arrows ("can be kicked back to an earlier stage") between "introduction" and "discovery"? It should also be possible to kick back an idea before the "introduction" step (full rejection), so that it's easier to propose ideas. --Nemo 14:26, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I suspect that "kicking an idea back to introduction" would be synonymous with "cancelling the whole project" (and maybe starting a new one, or maybe not). Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 01:34, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Tech lead
This term is not defined. --Nemo 14:27, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There are 2 sections that mention this, Mobile web/Team/Roles and responsibilities and Collaboration/Team/Roles and responsibilities (mostly copied from the former), but perhaps these are standardized elsewhere, or could be usefully merged? I'll look/ask around... Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 08:27, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There is probably no need among the devs to provide a job description for a fairly common position. There's even a Wikipedia article about it:  Technical lead.  Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 01:37, 3 February 2015 (UTC)

Delayed or defunct?
We are told that work on the Community Engagement (Product)/Collaboration process/Draft
 * can't be finalized until the newly reorganized Engineering department finalizes (or completely replaces; it's up to them) its product development processes. I doubt that they will make any significant, concrete progress on theirs until after the new fiscal year begins (because some of the re-org changes won't take place until then).  Realistically, useful progress on this page will be delayed for months.

This does not seem entirely satisfactory. Is there any time planned at which you may be able to restart the process of developing processes for collaborating with the community? Or implementing them? Or are these indefinitely postponed? Do you plan any activities in this area in the interim? Rogol Domedonfors (talk) 18:44, 12 June 2015 (UTC)