I like the article. We need a standard view of our jobs for it to be more accepted in all industries.
I think that the production DBA should report to an operatiosn person becuase it forces the development group to adhere to better change control and separates the environment. This is like the QA person reporting to the development manager - BAD idea. People are pushed to short one area to advance another.
Problem is that in too many places, the division is by application or department rather than job title.
Perhaps PASS can help to create, define and advocate some standard roles for SQL Server
Steve Jones