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title: "Board Decision: Governance Proposal"
manual: "TYPO3 Community infrastructure"
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permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/guide-policy:t3a-board-decision-2025-07-17-governance-proposal"
source: "Association/Board/Decisions/2025/07-17-GovernanceProposal.rst"
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# Board Decision: Governance Proposal {#t3a-board-decision-2025-07-17-governance-proposal}

-   *Proposed at:* 17 June 2025
-   *Decision owner:* [Stefan Busemann](https://my.typo3.org/u/stefan.busemann) and [Daniel Fau](https://my.typo3.org/u/dfau)
-   *Decision status:* ✅ Accepted, with **5 yes and 2 abstain**

## Attendance and voting {#attendance-and-voting}

| Board Member | Attendance | Vote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Olivier Dobberkau](https://my.typo3.org/u/oli4) | Asynchronous | ✅ Yes |
| [Stefan Busemann](https://my.typo3.org/u/stefan.busemann) | Asynchronous | ✅ Yes |
| [Boris Hinzer](https://my.typo3.org/u/web-vision) | Asynchronous | ✅ Yes |
| [Rachel Foucard](https://my.typo3.org/u/rakel) |  | ⚪ Abstain |
| [Martin Helmich](https://my.typo3.org/u/mhelmich) | Asynchronous | ✅ Yes |
| [Jana Höffner](https://my.typo3.org/u/janahh) |  | ⚪ Abstain |
| [Thomas Maroschik](https://my.typo3.org/u/tmaroschik) | Asynchronous | ✅ Yes |

## Decision description {#decision-description}

> [!WARNING]
> **Attention**
>
> This document contains a historical decision record of the TYPO3 Association Board that has since been overridden by subsequent decisions.

### Facts/Problem {#facts-problem}

-   There is a governance proposal that reduces complexity in the TYPO3 Project, based on the current people/resources available: TYPO3 Governance in 2025 \[Link to original proposal document\] \[Editor's note: This is the original proposal to structure the TYPO3 community in Units, authoried by Benni Mack (22 Apr 2025)\].
-   The proposal and the potential synergy effects with the new Structure of TYPO3 GmbH are the most promising approach in terms of TCO for the whole project.
-   For the first time, we see plans in reduced complexity with the promise of better results from a management perspective. We do have multiple Tasks to tackle, documentation for example: \[Link to inaccessible file; Editor's note: this linked to a Google Document that the editor did not have access to\]

### Objective {#objective}

-   **Mandate TYPO3 GmbH to disciplinary** implement the Governance Proposal
-   **Win existing community members** in relevant positions  to reach the strategic goals of the TYPO3 Project sustainably
-   Establish **Management Positions within the Company, for the Project**, and fund them
-   **Reduce the budget requirement** for the TYPO3 Association in collaboration with the treasurer and the BCC
-   Collaborative **documentation, review and execution of processes** with community stakeholders
-   Regain trust and rebuild ownership
-   **Establish** a collaborative and accepted approach to **decision-making** in the interest of TYPO3

### Obligations to cooperate {#obligations-to-cooperate}

-   Teams
-   Employees of the TYPO3 company
-   Bodies of the TYPO3 Association

### Financial and human resources impacts {#financial-and-human-resources-impacts}

-   The current TYPO3 Structure can be leaner and more cost-efficient or cost-aware: \[Link to inaccessible file; Editor's note: this linked to a Google Document that the editor did not have access to\]

### Resolution/Petitum {#resolution-petitum}

1.  Build **dedicated positions** that by contract are supposed to take **leading roles** in the TYPO3 Ecosystem **without** the Companies **Management** being **authorized to issue instructions**! This is meant to protect the Open Source Approach for TYPO3.
1.  TYPO3 GmbH serves as a business partner, consultant, advisor and enabler to all TYPO3 Units.
1.  **Completion of the Product Strategy Group Cycle** and **introduction of the refined Unit-Concept** as stated in the governance proposal.

### Discarded alternatives {#discarded-alternatives}

None

### Attachments {#attachments}

\[Link to inaccessible file; Editor's note: this linked to a Google Document that the editor did not have access to\]

### Comments {#comments}

None