CHAPTER 2

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User Group Governance

Governance of a user group might not be one of the first things that you think of when getting started, or even in the leadership skills that are developed as being part of the user group governance, but it is critical for the group to be able to function as a coherent entity. It is possible talking about governance first might be getting ahead of developing of the leaders in the community; however, seeing the goal of what needs to be established supports the need and highlights the areas for growth.

The structure of the user group is defined by the governance, and the governance is defined by the leaders. It is ...

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