Working Group Process: Unlocking Member Passions

Current OSI Model

• 11 member volunteer Board
• Limited funding
• All actions Board actions
• Maximum achievement limited by Board volunteer time

Proposed Model

• Elected Board of 11 Members
• Staff team
• Funding proportional to membership
• Facilitating Member actions
• Maximum achievement limited by Member vision and resources to sustain it

A Channel For Member Passions

• Making OSI Member-Powered
• Board-chartered Working Groups
• Deliverable-focussed
• Time-bounded
• Any proposal that delivers OSI's mission
• Propose - Charter - Deliver - Sustain

Proposal Requirements

Available to any OSI Member. Proposal must include:

• Start date
• Initial group members
• Resources needed by group (mailing list, virtual server, budget etc)
• Deliverable that will be created
• Description of how that deliverable satisfies a part of OSI's mission
• Target completion date

Chartering Process

• OSI Board reviews proposal
• Determines viability, bona fides and mission match
• Charters working group

Deliverables/Outcomes

• Working Group collectively creates deliverable
• Presents to Board by end date
• Includes sustaining plan
• Board appraises deliverable

Sustainability

Sustainability plan to specify:

• OSI staff responsibilities?
• OSI infrastructure needs?
• Ongoing Member community?
• If ongoing costs involved, how they are met?
• A working group deliverable plan accepted by the Board will be sustained by OSI

Launch for Working Groups

• Process alpha-tested for DC meetings
• Now in beta-test; your passions invited!
• Send proposals to osi@opensource.org
• Will be made a public process when OSI General Manager is hired