[Chaoss-Board] CHAOSS Goals 2020

[Matt Germonprez]

Thanks Georg!

On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 10:52 AM Georg Link <linkgeorg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt and CHAOSS Board Members,
>
> My goal is to advance the conversation and implement what we decide for
> the following topics and ideas:
> 1) CHAOSS metrics release cadence and dissemination
> 2) Certifying software to be CHAOSS metrics compliant
> 3) How to share use cases and success stories of metrics in practice
> 4) Strategy for CHAOSScon
>
>
> Here are my thoughts on each topic:
>
> == 1) CHAOSS metrics release cadence and dissemination ==
> I am very happy with the two releases we produced. Releasing metrics is a
> lot of administrative overhead. CHAOSScon NA and EU are too close together
> now. Sean G. proposed moving to a rolling release. Another proposal could
> be to release yearly. A tangental topic is how we can improve the
> dissemination of metrics and make them more accessible.
>
> == 2) Certifying software to be CHAOSS metrics compliant ==
> We started discussing this but didn’t have a metric release before. CHAOSS
> is becoming a well-respected and well-known brand in the open source
> ecosystem. It would be great to have a program for software implementations
> to be able to claim compliance with our metric definitions. This
> standardization could ensure that people trust in our metrics and give
> software implementations a “badge of honor”. This should be open to
> projects outside of CHAOSS, such as Apache Kibble.
>
> == 3) How to share use cases and success stories of metrics in practice ==
> Metrics and their application are highly context-sensitive. We cannot
> capture that richness in metric definitions. I currently like a two-part
> strategy to collect and share stories of metrics in practice. 1) A
> 3-question survey (email-interview) to be sent to select folks. The answers
> can be published as short blog posts. 2) A podcast of in-depth
> conversations with a panel of CHAOSS members and guests who share their
> stories. Interesting cases could be identified from prepared with the
> surveys. Both formats are for different audiences but have great synergy
> effects.
>
> == 4) Strategy for CHAOSScon ==
> Demand for tickets to CHAOSScon exceeded our capacity last week. Do we
> want to grow the event or keep at the size we have now? We have
> experimented with different formats from mostly-workshops to all-talks;
> 1-track vs. 2-tracks. I think it is time that we deliberately define a
> format for CHAOSScon and strive towards a reliable experience.
>
> Best,
> Georg
>
> On Feb 2, 2020, at 9:30 AM, Matt Germonprez <germonprez at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi CHAOSS Board Members,
>
> As a small primer for the board meeting in March, it would be great if you
> could give me a 1 or 2 goals you are hoping the CHAOSS project can achieve
> in 2020. You can send them directly to me or to the list. I'd love to get
> your input.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>
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