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1	1	**__Charter of the OSI Working Group on__:**
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3		-= Management Education About Free/Libre/Open Works Methods, Processes and Governance (EDU-WG) =
	3	+= Management Education About Free/Libre/Open Works Methods, Processes and Governance (OSI-EDU-WG) =
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5	5	//Version 0.2 (Not yet approved by EDU-WG Participants, nor ratified by the OSI Board.)//
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7	7	== Purpose ==
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9		-The purpose of the EDU-WG is to adapt, develop and disseminate modular learning resources to help managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW).
	9	+The purpose of the OSI-EDU-WG is to adapt, develop and disseminate modular learning resources to help managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW).
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11	11	These learning resources:
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56	56	=== Alignment to OSI Mission ===
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58		-The OSI has long played a role in community-building and education about how computer programs under free/libre/open source licenses, and related domains and business models, can provide both socio-economic and business advantages.
	58	+The OSI has long played a role in community-building and education about how computer programs under free/libre/open source licenses, and related domains and business models, can provide both socio-economic and business advantages. The OSI-EDU-WG aims to help managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia to understand and engage the free/libre/open way.
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60	60	Anything in this charter that conflicts with requirements of the [[Bylaws of the Open Source Initiative>>url:http://opensource.org/bylaws||rel="__blank" title="Bylaws of the Open Source Initiative"]] is void.
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62	62	Anything in this charter that conflicts with the parameters of the [[OSI's Working Group Characteristics and Process>>doc:Characteristics of OSI Working Groups||title="OSI's Working Group Characteristics and Process"]] must be ratified by the OSI Board.
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64		-=== Scope of this Working Group ===
	64	+----
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66		-In general, the topics that are "in scope" for EDU-WG include anything related to discussing, developing and disseminating peer-reviewed learning resources and services to help project managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW). ([[Read more.)>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Projects/FreeLibreOpenWorksManagementEducationQuestionnaire#Attachments]] Some examples of these topics are:\\
	66	+= OSI-EDU-WG Workplan: An Annex to the OSI-EDU-WG Charter =
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	68	+NOTE: Updates to this bulleted list do not constitute changes to the Charter.
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	70	+== Scope of this Working Group ==
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	72	+In general, the topics that are "in scope" for OSI-EDU-WG include anything related to discussing, developing and disseminating peer-reviewed learning resources and services to help project managers of projects, portfolios, organizations or consortia gain an advanced understanding of strategies, processes and methods to optimize value, to control costs, and to manage risk through effective coordination, resourcing and governance of Free/Libre/Open Works (FLOW). ([[Read more.)>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Projects/FreeLibreOpenWorksManagementEducationQuestionnaire#Attachments]] Some examples of these topics are:\\
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68	68	* FLOW Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
69	69	* Concepts, Methods, Approaches and Legal Cases Relevant to FLOW and:
70	70	** Copyright / Droit d'auteur concepts, scope, limitations, management and legal cases
71	71	** Artificial Monopolies (e.g. "Patents")
72	72	** Licensing, Contracting, Trade Secrets (e.g. "Non-Disclosure Agreements"; "Non-Competition Agreements")
73		-* FLOW Team and Organizational Performance and Strategy
	79	+* FLOW Team and Organizational Performance and Strategy
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75	75	In general, the topics that are "out of scope" involve anything not directly related to management education about free/libre/open works. Some examples of these topics are:
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77	77	* The relative merits of various economic, political or sociological theories. (i.e. The focus of this Community Group is on optimizing value, controling costs, and manageing risk through effective management of free/libre/open works under any economic, political or sociological scenario.)
78	78	* Marketing or evangelizing of particular free/libre/open software solutions or components.
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80		-=== Dates ===
	86	+== Dates ==
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82		-* Initial project proposal to OSI by Joseph Potvin, Nov. 7, 2013;
	88	+* Initial OSI-EDU-WG project proposal to OSI by Joseph Potvin, Nov. 7, 2013;
83	83	* Nov 2013 through Jan 2014, preliminary work;
84	84	* Focused work under sponsor contract from late Jan through April 2014. Workplan summarized below.
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86		-==== Months 1 & 2 ====
	92	+=== Months 1 & 2 ===
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88	88	* Design and begin train-the-trainer workshops based on existing materials and prior contractor experience
89	89	* Complete podcasts based on existing materials
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95	95	** (LV: this was originally “content orientation and parameters” - we may want to discuss?)
96	96	** OSI: commentary on existing materials
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98		-==== Months 3 & 4 ====
	104	+=== Months 3 & 4 ===
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100	100	* Priority syllabus additions identified, researched and integrated.
101	101	* Example additions/issues are listed below under “Example Possible Changes”, but final prioritization will be discussed and agreed upon amongst participants.
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103		-==== Months 5 & 6 ====
	109	+=== Months 5 & 6 ===
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105	105	* Hold workshop based on syllabus with Project Management Professionals/Educators
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107		-==== Months 7 & 8 ====
	113	+=== Months 7 & 8 ===
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111	111	* Scope, research and integrate any new changes resulting from workshop held in previous milestone
112	112	** (LV comment: I believe this statement accurately reflects the intent of the initial proposal, but let's discuss if not.)
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114		-==== Months 9 & 10 ====
	118	+=== Months 9 & 10 ===
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116	116	* Plan special free/libre/open issue of a PM journal
117	117	** (LV comment: we may want to drill down for more detail here, or make it a separate proposal? Just seems a little underspecified at the moment.
118	118	** LV comment: I removed months 11 and 12 from the initial proposal; we're happy to discuss next steps once this is done but it didn't seem appropriate for this charter/statement of work.)
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120		-=== Sustainability ===
	124	+== Sustainability ==
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122	122	* OSI staff responsibilities
123	123	* OSI infrastructure needs
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125	125	* Ongoing budgeting/revenue
126	126	* Resources
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128		-=== Summary of EDU-WG Work Items ===
	132	+== Summary of EDU-WG Work Items ==
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130	130	This list is possible changes that could be made to the syllabus, for example purposes only. An actual prioritized list of changes will be agreed to by the working group.
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