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OSAF Directors Meeting. Sept. 21, 2004. Agenda. Welcome Board Business Finance Review Org Chart Update Organizational Values Development Process Demo Product Plans Lessons and Challenges. Board Business. Approval of minutes Reappointment of Directors to staggered terms
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OSAF Directors Meeting Sept. 21, 2004
Agenda • Welcome • Board Business • Finance Review • Org Chart Update • Organizational Values • Development Process • Demo • Product Plans • Lessons and Challenges
Board Business • Approval of minutes • Reappointment of Directors to staggered terms • Pam Samuelson to 1 year term • John Lilly to 2 year term • Presentation of audited financials
Finance Review Amy McDevitt
OSAF Values We value creating innovative approaches which make a positive, tangible difference in the world, demonstrate that sustainable change is possible, and provide opportunity to all.
At OSAF, We Value • Accountability for actions and their impact • Lofty goals, creative thinking and measured risk-taking • Operating out in the open • Open-mindedness and inclusiveness • Inviting diverse views & considering them based on substance, not the speaker • Celebrating success & learning from mistakes • Seeing things from the other person's point of view • Working for the long-term
Applying Values • Hiring • Working in and across groups • Performance
Development Process Product Release Roadmap Planning Biweekly Milestone Quarterly Dot Release Development
Things We Learned • Underestimated the cost of ambitious vision • Proved harder to build engineering organization • Exacerbating Factors • Cross-platform requirement • Complex dependencies on many open source projects • Breaking new ground with large Python application • Be more incremental in achieving the vision!!!
Challenges • Schedule • Stability, performance • Usability • Community