>>>>> "Dave" == Dave Crocker <dhc2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Dave> I said that an AD has a job of doing project management
Dave> and that doing other things -- however good at it the AD
Dave> might be and however much more fun it might be -- often can
Dave> and does take place IN LIEU OF doing that job, and that this
Dave> failure has strategic cost to the productivity of the IETF.
Dave> Working groups usually need help being productive.
I actually think most ADs strike a reasonable balance on this area and
will continue to believe this untill I see significant data that
disagrees with my conclusion. I will note that I am not as good at
striking this balance as some other ADs.
Dave> Having their cognizant AD provide technical
Dave> contributions to the working group rarely, if ever,
Dave> satisfies that need. Having other ADs provide late-stage
Dave> technical intervention also tends to be more
Dave> counter-productive than productive, because their brilliant
Dave> insight comes too damn late to be very helpful.
Strongly disagree.
Dave> The fact that there is an occasional exception and that
Dave> the brilliant insight sometimes really is useful is being
Dave> used to obscure just how wasteful it is, on the average.
Data please.
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