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[Barry Warsaw <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 22, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Joey Stanford wrote:

> >  - A fallback process for when things go wrong. This could be as  
> > simple
> >   as saying "the backup RM for this release is (Francis|Kiko)."
>
> Another option is the way I learned:  Be the deputy RM for a few
> cycles.  Under the watchful eye of the RM, act as if you are the RM
> (akin to the co-pilot flying the plane under the eye of the Captain).
> The benefit to the RM is that there is an extra pair of eyes and
> someone to partner with. The benefit of the deputy role is learning
> experience.

This has worked well for me, on both sides of the aisle.  Most  
recently, I mentored a new Python release manager and that transition  
went very well.  It was also quite humbling when I finally met him and  
he turned out to be in high school (and had to have his mom drive him  
to the Python conference!).

+1 on release manager rotations, though on a fully voluntary basis.

-Barry