Project Management 101 For Open-Source Projects (WebEngDus)

Do you need suits and an MBA to be a manager? Hint: You do not. Learn what it takes to successfully manage open-source projects of varying sizes each with their unique constraints - whether you're just getting started with open-source or whether you're already a successful contributor or maintainer.

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This talk was presented at WebEngDus (https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/Web-Engineering-Duesseldorf/events/247184397/) as one of four lightning talks this day (15-20 min each). This implies that this is only supposed to be a 101 introduction. Yes, there's so much more to say to every single slide…

Transcript

1. open source project management open source for fun and profit
2. Last WebEngDus … 2
3. Last WebEngDus all about project management 3
4. really? 4
5. Project management 5 - Scrum - Agile - Cross functional teams - Upper management vs. engineering - $$$
6. project management 6
7. projects? 7
8. management 8
9. project management 9
10. open source project management 10
11. open source 11
12. open source is ubiquitous! 12
13. open source consumers? 13
14. open source contributors? 14
15. Agenda 15 - hello - getting started - magic 1+ - reliable open source - scaling empathy - burning out - sustainable - $$$
16. Hello! 16
17. $ whoami 17
18. $ whoami Christian Lück 18
19. $ whoami Christian Lück 19
20. $ whoami Christian Lueck 20
21. $ whoami Christian Lueck 21
22. $ whoami Christian Lueck @clue 22
23. $ whoami Christian Lueck @another_clue 23
24. $ whoami Christian Lueck @another_clue passionate about pushing the limits 24
25. $ whoami Christian Lueck @another_clue passionate about pushing the limits freelance software engineer 25
34. 34 not this talk :-(
35. 35 open source can be fun
37. 37 merry christmas!
38. 38 open source is hard work
39. I know a thing or two 39
40. there are no silver bullets 40
41. here’s what I learned… 41
42. getting started 42
43. getting started 43
44. getting started 44 do what you’re good at and enjoy!
45. getting started 45 do what you’re good at and enjoy! just getting things done
46. getting started 46 do what you’re good at and enjoy! just getting things done prototypes are perfectly fine
47. getting started 47 do what you’re good at and enjoy! just getting things done prototypes are perfectly fine eventually get better
48. the magic 1+ step 48
49. magic! 49
50. magic! 50 first star
51. magic! 51 first star first fork
52. magic! 52 first star first fork first contribution
53. magic! 53 first star first fork first contribution first external maintainer
54. validates your concept 54
55. onboarding 55
56. onboarding 56 always start with the why
57. onboarding 57 always start with the why encourage feedback
58. onboarding 58 always start with the why encourage feedback welcome contributions
59. no validation? 59
60. reliable open source 60
61. reliable? 61
62. reliable? 62 relying
63. reliable? 63 relying trust
64. reliable? 64 relying trust don’t mess this up
65. reliable! 65
66. reliable! SemVer 66
67. reliable! SemVer Keep a Changelog 67
68. reliable! SemVer Keep a Changelog Documentation 68
69. reliable! SemVer Keep a Changelog Documentation Processes 69
70. scaling empathy 70
71. scaling empathy 71
72. scaling empathy 72 at first, it’s easy
73. scaling empathy 73 at first, it’s easy eventually, people will disagree
74. scaling empathy 74 at first, it’s easy eventually, people will disagree that’s okay
75. scaling empathy 75 at first, it’s easy eventually, people will disagree that’s okay no need to make everybody happy
76. burning out 76
77. burning out 77 mental health is a serious issue
78. burning out 78 mental health is a serious issue take care of yourself listen to yourself
79. burning out 79 mental health is a serious issue take care of yourself listen to yourself take your time
80. burning out 80 mental health is a serious issue take care of yourself listen to yourself take your time reach out for help @OSMIhelp
81. sustainable 81
82. sustainable 82
83. sustainable 83 find your pace
84. sustainable 84 find your pace learn to say NO
85. sustainable 85 find your pace learn to say NO let people know
86. companies want reliable projects 86
87. do companies rely on your project? 87
88. $$$ 88
89. $$$ 89 making money is easy
90. $$$ 90 making money is easy - plan - ? - profit
91. $$$ 91
92. $$$ 92 dual licensing
93. $$$ 93 dual licensing custom development
94. $$$ 94 dual licensing custom development services
95. $$$ 95 dual licensing custom development services sponsoring
96. there are no silver bullets 96
97. Conclusions 97
98. there are no silver bullets 98
99. I encourage feedback, questions + suggestions 99
100. open source is everywhere! 100
101. just start 101
102. just start start small 102
103. just start start small keep improving 103
104. just start start small keep improving eventually rule the world 104
105. contribute! 105
106. contribute! code 106
107. contribute! code maintenance 107
108. contribute! code maintenance money 108
109. // thank you! 109 @another_clue – https://lueck.tv/