Mattermost Leadership Team (MLT)
Mattermost Leadership Team (MLT) consists of Mattermost department heads plus the CEO
This section outlines:
- Introduction to MLT
- The operations of administrative, tactical, and strategic meetings
- Process for alignment and cascading communications
- Process for quarterly business reviews, planning, and board meetings
- Ian Tien: Co-Founder and CEO
- Corey Hulen: Co-Founder and CTO
- Tim Quock: VP, Finance
- David Reardon: VP Worldwide Sales
- Chris Overton: VP, Engineering
- Nirosha Ruwan: VP, Legal
- Natalie Jew: VP Human Resources
Preparation for the annual plan and budget for the next fiscal year begins in the second half of the current fiscal year.
In Q3 we have three goals:
- 1.Fiscal year defining objectives for company and departments based on our latest thinking
- 2.D0 & D1 Goals by MLT and MLX Directly Responsible Individual
Typically there is not pressure for budget or headcount discussions in Q3, focus is strategy.
Q3 Punchlist for Next Fiscal Year Planning
- 1.The company 3-year aspirations are reviewed
- 2.A 1% MLT V2MOM for next fiscal year is drafted by CEO and reviewed with MLT department heads
- 3.Department heads draft 1% Department V2MOMs for next fiscal year and review with peer stakeholders and CEO
- 4.At Q3 Planning Offsite, MLT reviews 50% MLT V2MOM for next fiscal year developed from 1% draft
- 5.At Q3 Planning Offsite, department heads present 50% Department V2MOMs, reviewed by peer stakeholders and CEO
- 6.Action items are documented and developed around Obstacles to success of next fiscal year
- 7.50% MLT and Department V2MOMs, plus Obstacles, are presented to department leaders
The focus of Q4 is arriving at a 99% draft of the plan for next fiscal with alignment across MLT and departments, with key Obstacles mitigated, and headcount and budgets reviewed.
- 1.MLT and middle managers work through key Obstacles for next fiscal year
- 2.Finance works with MLT to draft financials plan for next fiscal year
- 3.CEO works with MLT to develop MLT V2MOM from 50% to 99%
- 4.Department heads work with their teams, peer stakeholders, and CEO to develop Department V2MOM from 50% to 99%
- 5.99% MLT V2MOM is reviewed by MLT and agreed
- 6.99% Department V2MOMs are reviewed by MLT peers and CEO and agreed
- 7.Plan for next fiscal year
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