Process update?

Will Coleda will at coleda.com
Wed Dec 2 16:34:36 UTC 2009


Based on some discussion in IRC today, I'd like to suggest augmenting
our parrotsketch process to include more long term roadmap planning.

Our roadmap is currently based on the Parrot Developer Summit of 2008
with some minor modifications along the way, but I don't think we've
had had a cohesive roadmap update since then (Though we have had
several incremental updates!)

I propose that we take the parrotsketch the week after each stable
release specifically to address the plan for the next stable release;
This won't mean that things are set in stone for the release, but it
will give us a chance to insure that we have a cohesive plan.

Obviously, we are doing this now on a small scale every week, but
having a meeting devoted to this on a regular basis will, I think,
improve the process. We can also advertise these in advance to insure
that anyone who isn't a core committer has a chance to speak up so
that we can be sure our non-dev parrot users are heard.

I would also recommend that we take over next week's parrotsketch for
the same type of meeting, to conduct any last minute steering in time
for 1.9 and 2.0).

The results of these meetings should be available at
https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/roadmap (as our updates have been as we
go.); Additionally, each of the roadmap items should have supporting
docs (what's the purpose), and tickets (are we done yet?) so that our
tasks are clear and our progress is measurable.

Feedback?

-- 
Will "Coke" Coleda


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