On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 11:07:26PM -0700, Padma Pillay-Esnault wrote: > > Long term training has good ROI but I also think the outcome should be a > flexible and flowing process adjusted to current needs rather than a > regimented one which ends up being inadequate for other areas or worse > obsolete very fast because different ADs or areas have different styles. > > > > > I couldn't quite parse that. > > > > > There is no one fix for all the documents or all areas even. Depending on > the area technologies, style of work the AD, or his/her background, > defining what is really helpful for the particular document currently is > bound to have variations. Attempts to codify this rigidly is only going to > lead to inefficiency imho. Boils down that delegation to be efficient is a > collaborative process. > > Padma Thanks! Definitely no codification because we seem to be far away from any proven process that works better than how its handled by ADs today. BUt i wonder if there is any process to accumulate institutional wisdom. Like Ted's comments re investing into the directorate. Cheers Torless