Contributor

 * I am contributing

 * I am working with people

but:

 * Is this work really useful

 * I am not challenged

 * It is just me + mentor

Mentor

 * Yay, someone is helping!

 * I feel good

but:

 * it is a lot of my time

 * I have larger problems

 * I am stuck with a n00b

~That looks broken~

What we want

• Reduce 1:1 time as a mentor
• Increase contributors impact
• Grow contributor -> self sustaining
• Recognition
• Long term relationships

Is that what we really want?

What about Teamwork?

Can we build a model where we have:

• Collaboration
• Growth in responsibility + skills
• Committed teammates

Yes

It is not that hard

How can we do it?

• Contributors finds a Good First Bug
• That bug is one of many bugs in a project
• Contributors know what is next
• Contributors spend time coding, not setting up
• Contributors have goals to work towards
• Mentors don't script out Contributions
• Mentors problem solve with Contributors

How do we start?

Define a pathway

And then?

Contributors Work on:

• projects
• what is next
• coding
• goals
• problem solving

How it works:

• Project wiki
• good next bugs
• working on same project
• commitment curve
• part of small team

Sounds simple, but I am not drinking the KoolAid

Step back -

• contributor (n): Anyone who is not on our team
• job (n):  to make it easy to work on our projects
• action (n): Break down problems to make contributions easy

We are still missing...

Teamwork

Step back - Teamwork

• contributor (n): anyone who adds to a project (you)
• job (n): Work towards solving the end goal
• action (n): Make it easy for others to understand the end goal and ask for their help.

FRAME OF MIND

All it takes is changing our definitions and using some simple tools to make this a reality.

"The A*Team is a model of how to work in the open"

We ALL need to participate if we want to increase the impact and effectiveness of the Mozilla community

Roles you can do

• Chat on irc
• Create projects / bugs
• Mentor

Actions to take

• A*Team handbook
• Create Project page
  • purpose, milestones, instructions
  • first bugs, next bugs
• Work with all Mozillians
• Chat in #ateam as much as possible
• Become a mentor

Thank You