Community Insights/2016-17 Report/Audience 5/Goal6

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Community Engagement Insights 2016-17 Report

Executive summary

Survey design and process

How to interpret the data

Developers

Goal 1 - "Improving new editor engagement"

Goal 2 - "Improving community health"

Goal 3 - "Improving collaboration and communications between the Foundation and communities"

Goal 4 - "Improving collaboration and communications around software development"

Goal 5 - "Improving collaboration with affiliates related to partnerships"

Goal 6 - "Improving software for contributors"

Question 553 (Q313)[edit]

Over the last 12 months, how often did you contribute to Wikipedia or other Wikimedia projects?

Participants (n) = 92

Median = 5

1 – Less than once a month (9%)

2 – 1-3 times a month (13%)

3 – 4-5 times a month (about once a week) (16%)

4 – 2-3 times a week (7%)

5 – 4-5 times a week (11%)

6 – 6-7 times a week (about once a day) (9%)

7 – More than once a day (36%)

From the technical contributors who participated in this question, the median number of times they contributed to the projects was 4 to 5 times per week.

Question 554 (TC53)[edit]

To what extent are you familiar with the software created by the Wikimedia Foundation

Participants (n) = 70

Median = 4

1 – Not at all (1%)

2 – Slightly (3%)

3 – Moderately (37%)

4 – Mostly (46%)

5 – Completely (13%)

96% of technical contributors who have participated in this question reported that they are moderately, mostly or completely familiar with the software created by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Question 555 (TC01)[edit]

Overall, what extent are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the software developed by the Wikimedia Foundation?

Participants (n) = 69

Median = 4

1% selected "No opinion" ^[?]

1 – Very dissatisfied (1%)

2 – Dissatisfied (14%)

3 – Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied (16%)

4 – Satisfied (55%)

5 – Very satisfied (13%)

68% of technical contributors who participated in this question are satisfied or very satisfied with the software developed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

Question 557.01 (TC02)[edit]

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:

The Wikimedia Foundation collaborates well with volunteer developers to build software

Participants (n) = 66

Median = 3.5

6% selected "No opinion" ^[?]

1 – Strongly disagree (6%)

2 – Disagree (18%)

3 – Neither agree nor disagree (26%)

4 – Agree (39%)

5 – Strongly agree (11%)

48% of technical contributors agree or strongly agree with the statement: The Wikimedia Foundation collaborates well with volunteer developers to build software

Question 557.02 (TC02)[edit]

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following:

The Wikimedia movement builds the best software it can

Participants (n) = 67

Median = 3

4% selected "No opinion" ^[?]

1 – Strongly disagree (15%)

2 – Disagree (22%)

3 – Neither agree nor disagree (22%)

4 – Agree (33%)

5 – Strongly agree (7%)

40% of technical contributors agree or strongly agree with the statement: The Wikimedia movement builds the best software it can

Question list[edit]

Goal 7 - "Increasing software awareness and use"

Goal 8 - "Growing the Wikimedia technical community"

Goal 9 - "Improving information sharing for program leaders and affiliates"

Goal 10 - "Developing the capacity of affiliates"

Goal 11 - "Developing the capacity of program leaders"

Goal 12 - "Improving access to research materials by contributors"

Goal 13 - "Improving understanding of movement fundraising and fundraising needs"

Goal 14 - "Increasing awareness of GLAM and Libraries"

Goal 15 - "Increasing knowledge and capacity related to policy issues"