Comments on: Maintenance vs. development http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/08/09/maintenance-vs-development/ advice on managing websites and web teams Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:38:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Michael Raia http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/08/09/maintenance-vs-development/#comment-15 Michael Raia Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:31:06 +0000 http://www.underthenavbar.com/wp/posts/2007/08/09/maintenance-vs-development/#comment-15 "Support current activities, reduce lost opportunities (due to sub-optimal experiences), and respond to as yet unmet opportunities." While it may not always be feasible depending on the size of the team, I wonder if these three items should be separate roles. Basically you'd have the maintenance person, the optimizer, and the blue sky thinker. Each role would require different skill sets. “Support current activities, reduce lost opportunities (due to sub-optimal experiences), and respond to as yet unmet opportunities.” While it may not always be feasible depending on the size of the team, I wonder if these three items should be separate roles.

Basically you’d have the maintenance person, the optimizer, and the blue sky thinker. Each role would require different skill sets.

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