How can I continue contributing to Open Source as a Project Manager? Part 2

Iaroslavna Nezhinskaia — Sun, 21 May 2023 16:24:19 +0000

In my previous article, we talked about how to create a team and to start to contribute to Open Source if you are a Project Manager.

In my previous article, we discussed how to create a team and start contributing to open-source projects as a project manager.

Now, I want to share my experience regarding the next steps as a PM in an open-source team. After the introductory meeting with my team, I requested that my developers fill out a small survey, where I asked team members about their:

1.Personal motivation: Why do they want to take part in the project?
2.Personal expectations of participation in the team
3.Possible reasons for refusing to be part of the team
4.Personal information including their timezone, GitHub name, etc.

Based on the answers received, I prepared a plan outlining how I could help the team members achieve their goals, and project aims, and be prepared for any risks. As a professional project manager, I know that this step is essential for a project's success.

Additionally, I followed up on the action points discussed in our previous meeting, and one of our great teammates created our GitHub team - an excellent platform where we can work as a team.

Also, we picked a name for our team that everyone liked and that motivated everyone involved. This was a crucial point in building a great team.

At our next online team meeting, I decided to use the technique called "pair programming," mentoring and the power of teamwork and collaboration. One of our specialists shared his screen, and others helped to reproduce a bug while sharing their expertise and thoughts about bug fixing. It was an interesting session for the entire team to communicate with professionals and share their expertise. The team was happy, and so was I!

P.S. I recorded and saved every meeting on our YouTube channel so that my wonderful team could re-watch it. This strategy was also helpful when some team members could not attend the meeting, or when we needed to onboard a new amazing Java developer.

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Yasia (Iaroslavna Nezhinskaia)

How can I contribute to Open Source as a Project Manager? Part 1

Iaroslavna Nezhinskaia — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:25:11 +0000

I always was eager to connect people. That is why I decided to use my organizational skills and IT background in order to bring great value to the IT community. One of the ways to do it is to contribute to Open Source.
How can I contribute as a Project Manager? I decided to create and lead a team of java developers in order to contribute to Open Source for good.

First of all, I shout in different recourses in my network and friends - if anyone wanna join my friendly team as a java developer? I was lucky enough to have great people around me who decided to support my idea and join my team.

Secondly, we picked a day and we had a first intro meeting. I prepared a great welcoming presentation for our team. It consisted of:

info about me and team members
our tasks and aims for our team
paraments for our project
details of our communications (meetings, chat)
the project that we will contribute

Thirdly, after the meeting, I created a summary with an action plan and a record of the meeting.
Cannot wait for your next meeting with my team and I will keep you posted.

Special thanks to @nikitakoselev for introducing open source to me and believing in me!

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Yasia (Iaroslavna Nezhinskaia)

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How can I continue contributing to Open Source as a Project Manager? Part 2

How can I contribute to Open Source as a Project Manager? Part 1