Summary

• Page properties (1 modified, 0 added, 0 removed)

Details

Page properties

Content

...	...	@@ -1,49 +1,65 @@
1		-== Working Group Process: Unlocking Member Passions ==
	1	+= Working Group Process: Unlocking Member Passions =
2	2
3		-**Current OSI Governance Model**
	3	+The OSI is in a period of transition, an
4	4
5		-* 11 member volunteer Board
	5	+{{toc start="2" depth="6" numbered="false" scope="page"/}}
	6	+
	7	+== OSI Governance Model ==
	8	+
	9	+=== Current OSI Governance Model ===
	10	+
	11	+* 11-member volunteer board
6	6	* Limited funding
7	7	* All actions Board actions
8	8	* Maximum achievement limited by Board volunteer time
9	9
10		-**Proposed OSI Governance Model**
	16	+=== Proposed OSI Governance Model ===
11	11
12		-* Elected Board of 11 Members
	18	+* 11-member board elected by paid supporters
	19	+* Funding proportional to paying supporters
13	13	* Staff team
14		-* Funding proportional to membership
15		-* Facilitating Member actions
16		-* Maximum achievement limited by Member vision and resources to sustain it
	21	+* Roles of board and staff are to facilitate supporter actions
	22	+* Maximum achievement limited by supporter vision, strategy, commitment, and available resources
17	17
18		-**Working Groups: A Channel For Member Passions**
	24	+== Project Working Groups: A Channel For Supporter Passions ==
19	19
20		-* Making OSI Member-Powered
21		-* Board-chartered Working Groups
22		-* Deliverable-focused
23		-* Time-bounded
24		-* Any proposal that delivers OSI's mission
25		-* Propose - Charter - Deliver - Sustain
	26	+* OSI Project Working Groups may be proposed for any project that advances OSI's mission
	27	+* "Supporters" involved in OSI Project Working Groups are "Participants"
	28	+* Project Working Groups are:
	29	+** Board-chartered
	30	+** Deliverable-focused
	31	+** Time-bounded
	32	+* Working Group Life-cycle:
	33	+** Propose
	34	+** Charter
	35	+** Deliver
	36	+** Sustainability Plan
	37	+** End-of-Project Transition
26	26
27		-In support of reusing what works, and within the context of [[the OSI's own mandate>>url:http://opensource.org/about]], we generally model the OSI working group structure upon the business patterns outlined in [[section 6>>url:http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/groups#GAGeneral]] of the [[World Wide Web Consortium Process Document>>url:http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/]]. ([[Here is a useful example.>>url:http://www.w3.org/2013/05/odbp-charter.html]])
	39	+__General Approach:__ In support of reusing what works, and within the context of [[the OSI's own mandate>>url:http://opensource.org/about]], we generally model the OSI Project Working Group structure and governance upon the business patterns outlined in [[section 6>>url:http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/groups#GAGeneral]] of the [[World Wide Web Consortium Process Document>>url:http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/]]. ([[Here is a useful example.>>url:http://www.w3.org/2013/05/odbp-charter.html]])
28	28
29		-**Proposal Requirements**
	41	+== Proposal Requirements ==
30	30
31		-Available to any OSI Member. Proposal must include:
	43	+* Available to any OSI Supporter
	44	+* Approch now in beta-test; your passions invited!
	45	+* Send proposals to osi@opensource.org
	46	+* Your feedback on this structure and process is welcome. Please contact the [[OSI General Manager >>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/staff:general_manager]]
32	32
	48	+Proposal must include:
33	33	* Start date
34		-* Initial group members
	50	+* Initial group supporters
35	35	* Resources needed by group (mailing list, virtual server, budget etc)
36	36	* Deliverable that will be created
37	37	* Description of how that deliverable satisfies a part of OSI's mission
38	38	* Target completion date
39	39
40		-**Chartering Process**
	56	+== Chartering Process ==
41	41
42	42	* OSI Board reviews proposal
43	43	* Determines viability, bona fides and mission match
44	44	* Charters working group
45	45
46		-**Deliverables/Outcomes**
	62	+== Deliverables/Outcomes ==
47	47
48	48	* Working Group collectively creates deliverable
49	49	* Presents to Board by end date
...	...	@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@
50	50	* Includes sustaining plan
51	51	* Board appraises deliverable
52	52
53		-**Sustainability**
	69	+== Sustainability Plan ==
54	54
55		-Sustainability plan to specify:
56		-
57	57	* OSI staff responsibilities?
58	58	* OSI infrastructure needs?
59	59	* Ongoing Member community?
...	...	@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@
60	60	* If ongoing costs involved, how they are met?
61	61	* A working group deliverable plan accepted by the Board will be sustained by OSI
62	62
63		-**Launch for Working Groups**
	77	+== End-of-Project Transition ==
64	64
65		-* Process alpha-tested for DC meetings
66		-* Now in beta-test; your passions invited!
67		-* Send proposals to osi@opensource.org
68		-* Will be made a public process when [[OSI General Manager >>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/staff:general_manager]]is hired
	79	+* Communications with Project participants and stakeholders
	80	+* Suitable disposition of Project files, records, websites, URLs, etc.
	81	+