[OSMF-membership] Managing OSMF membership using CiviCRM

[Jonathan Harley]

On 08/01/15 22:36, Frederik Ramm wrote:
> Still, I have to comment: There are two sides to this whole thing, one
> is the actual data set which can easily be copied, the other is
> procedures (what happens when someone signs up, when a membership
> expires, when a payment comes in). Not only are these procedures
> currently manually executed (at the cost of a significant amount of
> time), they're also undocumented which means that their proper execution
> depends on one person alone.

Which leads me to believe that the first thing we should do is document 
them. However, it's clear now that everyone who isn't me prefers a "hit 
the ground running" approach.

...
> I can see how you, as a methodical person, have some reservations about
> hitting the ground running in this case, but this is probably because
> you lack the backstory of how Henk started looking into CiviCRM *years*
> ago and how this went through different iterations and different hands
> and I, for one, am quite happy to see that Jonathan Bennett has prepared
> the ground for a successful introduction of CiviCRM. That doesn't mean
> that this group is useless - it just means that an initial obstacle
> which could otherwise be mulled about for years has already been
> (mostly) cleared, and the group can go to work with the next bit.
>
> Of course if this initial step - drawing up requirements and selecting
> or creating a suitable software or service - was the *only* bit that
> attracted your attention, I can see how you'd be a bit miffed, but I'm
> sure there are schools of project management that can deal with "jfdi
> and we can still fix stuff later" ;)
>

Very perceptive - that was indeed the part that I volunteered for. As 
there's an obvious consensus, and I disagree with it, it's best I bow 
out now and let the rest of you get on with it unhindered. Good luck.

Jon.


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