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CfB members discussing how to better help project managers reduce chaos.
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DECISION: Document best PM practices across CFB. #4

Open plocket opened 4 years ago

plocket commented 4 years ago

Why

Some project managers are feeling at a bit of a loss as to how to handle the pm'ing struggles specific to this kind of situation.

How

Document best PM practices across CFB. This may need a bit of fleshing out.

Proposal History

01/23/20

  1. Proposed and voted on, but through a thumb vote (not fist-to-five)
  2. Vote: 5 / 1 / 1 (for/neutral/against)
plocket commented 4 years ago

Templates for such things as listed below. Yeah, there are a lot, but we don't have to do all of them, and we don't have to do them all at once.

  1. Common types of Github issues
  2. Common types of pull requests
  3. Decision making documents
  4. Possible useful documentation folder/wiki structure
  5. Onboarding doc(s)
  6. Project interest form
  7. New member recruiting script
  8. Onboarding script
  9. Project FAQ
  10. Meeting flow guide (includes pre-meeting guide too)
  11. Common task tracking flow columns and their use
  12. Role descriptions (responsibilities of that role, etc.)
  13. Out-of-meeting time commitment expectations
plocket commented 4 years ago
  1. Template of quiz for new members for joining a project to see if they've absorbed the docs well enough
plocket commented 4 years ago
  1. Samples of good Indeed/LinkedIn adds to ask for new members of a specific skill set. e.g. What kind of info is good to include.
plocket commented 4 years ago
  1. Onboarding script. (possibly see 'Jumper' section in https://github.com/codeforboston/cliff-effects/wiki/Meta:-How-to-Meeting)