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, Speaker Center and Partner Program items listed on
the wiki
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 interest and values.
Ian
Skerrett
Director of
Marketing
Eclipse Foundation, Inc.
Tel: 613-224-9461 ext.
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