[Osmf-talk] For Community Consultation: OSMF Strategic Plan Version 2

[Chris Andrew]

I must admit, the Agile approach does seem more appealing.

Chris

On Wed, 30 Aug 2023, 02:27 Steve Coast, <steve at stevecoast.com> wrote:

> This plan is shorter than the prior version but not better.
>
> * It fails to set a motivational goal, direction, or “North Star” for the
> community to follow.
>   * Instead, it alludes to things generally being better in the future
> somehow (for example, section 3.4)
> * The mechanism for things to get better is omitted
> * Items have no budget, timeline or Directly Responsible Individual (DRI).
> It will be difficult, bordering naive, to approach any serious funding
> organization with a menu of unbudgeted, ungoverned tasks with no success
> criteria or timeline.
>
> Mikel wrote on the forum[1] “... no strategic plan is designed to quicken
> the pulse.”
>
> I beg to differ.
>
> We didn’t start OSM, or achieve things, by building a committee-led plan
> and designing it to be as boring as possible.
>
>
> I offer two alternates:
>
> 1. Allow any OSMF member to suggest their own SMART plans, and we vote on
> them over several rounds of improvements. This will remove the bland
> committee feel of this “plan”.
>
> 2. Just use my prior plan:
> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Steve/AlternativeStrategicPlan
>
> Best
>
> Steve
>
> [1] -
> https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/seeking-comment-on-latest-revision-of-osmf-strategic-plan/102596/4
>
>
> > On Aug 17, 2023, at 2:25 PM, Sarah Hoffmann via osmf-talk <
> osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > the OSM Foundation Board has been at work to revise the OSMF Strategic
> Plan,
> > and we’re now sharing a rewritten version for feedback from OSMF members
> > and the OSM community. You can find the latest version here:
> > https://hackmd.io/A1cjUoK-RWmDsx_y14k2Pw
> >
> > Please provide input in the Community Forum, or on the thread.
> >
> > Highlights
> > ==========
> >
> > Previous rounds of feedback on earlier versions have been very helpful
> > in shaping where we are now. You will see many changes in the document:
> >
> > * The plan starts with a summary of where we are now and where we need
> to go.
> >
> > * The plan retains the four clusters of work: technical infrastructure,
> >  community development, institutional development and financial
> governance.
> >
> > * Within these clusters, there are a set of goals, some mention of major
> >  actions, but more importantly indication of which part of OSMF is
> >  responsible for developing and seeing through actions.
> >
> > * Overall the plan is more concise and we think more understandable,
> >  providing a solid basis for seeing through OSMF’s work.
> >
> >
> > Next Steps
> > ==========
> >
> > We will review feedback on an ongoing basis for the next 3 weeks,
> followed
> > by a discussion at the Board’s September mid-month chat. We will then
> make
> > additional revisions based on feedback, with the ambition to adopt the
> plan
> > at the September Board meeting on the 21st.
> >
> > We look forward to hearing from you, and thanks to all who have
> participated
> > in this process.
> >
> > Sarah
> > (for the OSMF board)
> >
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