Re: [RAI] RAI processes for handling work effectively

worley@ariadne.com (Dale R. Worley) Tue, 30 July 2013 14:29 UTC

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> From: Harald Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no>
> 
> I think one core point here is that for
> any question asked, there needs to be some identified "someone" who's
> charged with coming up with "the answer" (or "the information needed to
> make sense of the question") - and is able to do so on a relatively
> short timeframe.

That's hard to do if you don't have (1) a budget for maintaining a
staff of experts, either full-time or on a consulting basis, and (2)
granting the "someone" the authority to have their answer accepted by
all parties.

Dale