Roadmap
Short, medium and long term milestones as we work towards our goals
Project milestones
There are a number of significant turning points or events which will move the Open WIN Community project forwards. We have listed below the larger milestones we have currently prioritised to move the project forwards. You are welcome to read through the whole list (🤯) or jump straight to any that interest you.
- Short term
- Milestone 1: Complete Open Leadership community documents
- Milestone 2: Soft launch of the community repository
- Milestone 3: External presentation of community program
- Milestone 4: Launch the Community
- Milestone 5: Launch, close and analyse WIN Open Research Survey 2020
- Milestone 6: First community hack day
- Milestone 7: External Advisor Board meeting
- Medium term
- Long term
Short term
Milestone 1: Complete Open Leadership community documents
Description
These documents have been devised as part of the Mozilla Open Leadership Framework. They are intended to support the planning and execution of any project which seeks community involvement and intends to promote the values of open and transparent leadership.
Status
Complete 🥳
Tasks completed
- Project vision
- Lean canvas: One page business plan describing how you will execute your vision
- Project landing page or README
- Roadmap for identifying milestones in the project
- Personas and pathways: Understanding who you contributors are
- Mountain of engagement
- Participation guidelines
- Contributor guidelines
- License and citation guidelines
- Publish repository openly
Due date
End of August 2020
Milestone 2: Soft launch of the community repository
Description
Open this repository up to a small group of individuals for feedback and bug reporting
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- Identify testers
- Set aims and scope for review
- Receive feedback
- Devise plan to action feedback
Due date
1st September 2020, in time for feedback to be incorporated into presentation for Wellcome Reproducibility meeting 9th-11th September
Milestone 3: External presentation of community program
Description
Present the work of the WIN Open Neuroimaging Project and plans for the community and ambassador program at the Wellcome meeting. Collect feedback and incorporate into Internal launched
Status
Work in progresses
Tasks completed
- Submit abstract
- Prepare talk (10 minutes)
- Collect feedback on how to present Mozilla framework and other identified gaps in the project
Due date
Talk being recorded 26th August.
Milestone 4: Launch the Community
Description
Present the work of the WIN Open Neuroimaging Project, this repository and plans for community engagement at WIN Wednesday Seminar. Invite identified potential community members to attend
Status
Complete
Tasks completed
- Action feedback from external presentation
- Prepare talk (30 minutes)
- Define and document routes for interested WIN members to engage
- Set up and communicate slack
- Advertise date for hack-day
Due date
16th September 2020
Milestone 5: Launch, close and analyse WIN Open Research Survey 2020
Description
Modify and repeat 2019 survey.
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- Define question set. Keep as much of original as possible, with framing for new infrastructure and measures of community engagement.
- Liaise with WIN Core Team for dissemination
- Plan and code for analysis
- Write report for External Advisor Board
Due date
Launch 1st October 2020; Close 30th October 2020 (TBC); Analyse and report 7th November
Milestone 6: First community hack day
Description
Hold first co-working documentation hack day. Involve soft launch researchers and other interested parties in designing programming and evaluation.
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- Complete Mozilla events exercise and review CSCCE resources
- Draft program
- Invite speakers and check availability
- Set date
- Technology choices
- Full program
- Communication to presenters and participants
- Working notes documents
- Presenters prepare talks and pitches for co-working
- Identify evaluation criteria
Due date
3rd week of October 2020
Milestone 7: External Advisor Board meeting
Description
Visit of WIN External Advisor Board (EAB) to review progress of entire WIN. Involve community in reviewing/contributing to reports on infrastructure and community activities.
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- Collate data against for inclusion against project goals
- Draft report
- Finalise report
Due date
4th November 2020
Medium term
Milestone 8: Plan for sustainability and growth of community
Description
How we will ensure there is continued growth and engagement within the community
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- Identify potential leaders
- Devise regularity of future hack days (consider termly)
- Devise communication strategy
- Plan for departmental training events. Co-create re-usable materials.
- Strategy for sustained recruitment of new community members with natural turn-over or grad students
- Plan for outstanding policy decisions
- New ways for community members to contribute? How can we keep delivering value to them? How can they keep delivering value to each other?
- Long-term content creation ideas? Blog?
Due date
16th November 2020
Long term
Milestone 9: Incorporation of open practices and infrastructure use into WIN Graduate program
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- TBC
Due date
TBC
Milestone 10: Communication of open research outputs and access to resources for external researchers
Status
Work in progress
Tasks completed
- TBC
Due date
TBC