| [phoenix-epic-dev] EPIC Themes and Priorities |
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All, Based on last Thursday’s call, I took the action item
to draft a proposed set of Themes and Priorities. Based on this
strawman people can provide feedback on prioritization of the items. If
you think I have missed something, please feel free to add it. I'd like to stress that this is a high-level document, not
meant to provide specific agreement on implementation details. At
this time I think we should focus on the high-level themes, not the actual
implementation. I have also tried to attach a measurable metric to each
theme, so we can understand what success is? I believe the next steps are for people to provide feedback
on the priorities. I would suggest that for each theme you rank it
+1, -1 or 0. +1 means you think it needs to be implemented in the next 6
months; -1 means it does not need to be implemented in the next 6 months; and 0
means if we have time and resources, lets try to implement
it. To make the process more challenging, I would suggest that each
person can only use four +1 votes. High-level Themes and Priorities 1. Theme: Improve Usability for users of EPIC to make it
easier to find/search plug-ins and relevant information Goal: Should be able to go from the home page to a specific
plug-in in two clicks. 2. Theme: Re-design home page to provide more emphasis on
plug-ins Goal: Emphasis of home page should be less news and forum
focus and more on content (ie. plug-ins and services) 3. Theme: Add services/training component to EPIC Goal: Have 10 services/education providers listed on EPIC by
end of 2006 4. Theme: Increase visibility of Member plug-ins Goal: Raise the level of visibility/awareness of plug-ins
that are from member companies. This should lead to additional traffic
for member plug-ins and additional members listing their plug-ins 5. Theme: Increase number of plug-ins / Provide view of
plug-ins from multiple sources Goal: By end of Q1 2007 EPIC should have 900 plug-ins listed 6. Theme: Add organization view to EPIC Goal: Add the ability to view EPIC content by
organization. Currently you can only view by plug-in listing. 7. Theme: Make it easier to use EPIC with the Eclipse update
manager Goal: Provide a listing of update sites that are related to
the plug-ins listed on EPIC 8. Theme: Encourage other contributions to EPIC from other
community members Goal: Have new individuals contributing resources that
extend the capabilities of EPIC NOTE: I would suggest we include things like Job Posting, 9. Theme: Increase traffic to EPIC Goal: Increase traffic to EPIC by 20% by the end of 2006 10. Theme: Outreach Programs Goal: EPIC would enable the creation of topical communities
who desire to form a community, network with other individuals of similar
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