Program Management for Open Source Projects: How to Guide Your Community-Driven, Open Source Project

Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
	What a Program Manager Does
	Why Program Management Is Important
	Why You Want This Book
1. Manage the Program
	Take the Big Picture View
	Balance Priorities
	Manage Risks
	Report Status
	Do Everything
	Manage Single Points of Failure and Burnout
	Retrospective
2. Zoom in on Projects
	Define “Project”
	Find the Balance
	Know the Artifacts
	Retrospective
3. Communicate and Build Relationships
	Build Relationships
	Communicate
	Retrospective
4. Make Good Decisions
	Define the Question
	Give a Voice
	Take a Vote
	Retrospective
5. Design Suitable Processes
	Define the Context
	Build a Process
	Implement the Process
	Make Revisions
	Retrospective
6. Hold Useful Meetings
	Why Bother?
	Schedule the Meeting
	Choose the Medium
	Make Your Meeting Productive
	Make Decisions in the Right Place
	Retrospective
7. Develop Your Release Life Cycle
	Decide How Many
	Set the Phases
	Set the Length
	Retrospective
8. Build a Release Schedule
	A Schedule\'s Purpose
	Choose a Schedule Model
	Define \"Done\"
	Add Milestones
	Manage Conflicts
	Keep the Schedule Accurate
	Communicate the Schedule
	Retrospective
9. Manage Features
	Create a Template
	Set the Scale
	Set the Approval Process
	Create the Timeline
	Define the Life Cycle of a Proposal
	Shepherd the Proposals
	Retrospective
10. Track and Triage Bugs
	Track Bugs
	Triage Bugs
	Prioritize Bugs
	Close Bugs
	Analyze Bugs
	Retrospective
11. Ship the Release
	Set Release Criteria
	Freeze the Code
	Produce Release Candidates
	Determine Readiness
	Make the Decision
	Retrospective
A1. Choose Your Tools
	Identify Your Requirements
	Pick Your Tools
	Retrospective
Bibliography
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