[Incubator] Re: [VisCom] Re: [Incubator] Branding/Sales information required in Graduation Template

[Jody Garnett]

So then we run into the heart of the matter. Whom is this report being 
generated for?
1. Is it a report the the board? Say tracking delays waiting for license 
feedback? Or are we going after specific publicity or interoperability 
goals ...
2. Is it a report to the "communication committees" (viscomm and 
webcomm) with material for or notice of publicity activities?
3. Is it a report to the regional or task based committees? Describing 
changes in project abilities etc...

To straighten this out we as the incubation committee need to crash a 
few more meeting and see what expectations are, before annoying projects 
with a request for quarterly reports.  I can think of a couple items I 
would like to see (evidence of planning for example), but I have no idea 
if they hold wider appeal.

Alternatively we can canvas the existing incubation projects and see 
what artifacts they already produce and look for communality.

Cheers,
Jody

Arnulf Christl wrote:
>> This may be minor, but would it be good if all projects could produce
>> monthly status reports outlining key developments, improvements,
>> roadblocks - perhaps number of squashed bugs or something like that.
>> This could serve as a metric for monitoring project activity - but
>> can also serve as a source for a consolidate 'news' or community
>> update.  This would help encourage projects to continue to be active
>> and a good way to keep the board informed of growing issues.
>>
>> Tyler
>>     
>
> This was what I had in mind although it would not really be any kind of
> control as the reporting member would usually have stakes in the project
> and could choose to simply not report problems. Obviously we should be
> able to trust projects but then we must be aware that it is not a
> 'control' thing anymore.
>
> I would really really suggest to keep it at the 3 month term as Cameron
> suggests, also from the perspective of those having to digest and evaluate
> the information.
>
> Regards,
>
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