Rada Doradcza ds. Produktu i Technologii/Propozycja

Tło i propozycja

W ramach rekomendacji strategii ruchu o nazwie "Koordynacji między zainteresowanymi stronami" Rada Doradcza ds. Produktu i Technologii (PTAC) połączy współtwórców technicznych i Wikimedia Foundation w celu wspólnego zdefiniowania bardziej odpornej, przyszłościowej platformy technologicznej. PTAC będzie spotykać się przez roczny okres pilotażowy. Po jego zakończeniu członkowie Rady podejmą wspólną decyzję o kontynuowaniu programu, jego bazie członkowskiej i celu.

Strategia PTAC (działania Rady)

Doradztwo w zakresie strategii wysokiego szczebla, planowania i postępów w społecznościach

• Review and comment on the 0 month (tactical, specific) to 18 month (strategic, directional) product roadmap of Wikimedia Foundation and MediaWiki, Annual Plan objectives, and key results
• Review and advise on strategic problems and questions faced by Wikimedia Foundation Product and Technology leadership, and WMF Board, for feedback and advice.
• Set goals and experiment with ways to organize technical contributor communities

Dostosowanie interesów i procesów wolontariuszy technicznych, afiliantów i WMF

• Experiment with frameworks to improve collaboration between Wikimedia Foundation developers and technical contributors, as well as between Wikimedia Foundation product managers and users.
• Solicit and represent the voice of contributors and technical communities: Provide feedback from recent releases, review outcomes, and prioritize, and discuss areas of technical opportunity with the Foundation.
• Engage with contributor and developer communities regarding Wikimedia Foundation prioritization and strategic decisions.

2024-25: Cele pilotażowe PTAC

1. Make the PTAC Pilot a success
   1. Recruit council members to kick off by Sept 15, 2024
   2. Publish meeting notes for all activities
   3. Publish recommendations for the future structure and function of a longterm council
   4. Examine how to identify and organize technical contributors

1. Identify and make recommendations for at least 1 strategic technical opportunity
   1. Determine and select a potential opportunity
   2. Put forth actionable recommendations for WMF P+T teams

Wskaźniki powodzenia pilotażu

• PTAC continues past 2024-2025
• PTAC has defined a strategy to organize technical contributors
• Recommendations for a strategic technical opportunity have been successfully prepared and accepted into WMF P+T's planning process.

Przykłady strategicznych możliwości technicznych

• What is our strategy regarding Wikitext and Visual Editor?
• What should our policy be for on-project AI / ML interventions?
• How do we create a welcoming environment to support new technical contributors to the movement?

Członkowie PTAC i rekrutacja

The PTAC requires a diverse set of stakeholders from the Technical Volunteer community, the Wikimedia Foundation, and its Affiliates to productively discuss technical strategy and tradeoffs.

Członkowie

• 1 Wikimedia Foundation Facilitator and Note Taker
• 3 Wikimedia Foundation stakeholders
  • CPTO Selena Deckelmann
  • To be announced
  • To be announced
• 2 WMF Affiliate technical stakeholders
• 2 WMF Board technical stakeholders
• 8 technical volunteers:
  • 3 Wikipedia volunteers (at least 1 enwiki representative)
  • 5 At-large technical volunteers: various projects, including MediaWiki, Wikidata, Commons, etc.

Korzyści z członkostwa w PTAC

• Collaborate and influence Wikimedia Foundation Product and Tech leadership and lead volunteers on technical strategy and product direction.
• Craft standards alongside Wikimedia Foundation for ways of working with volunteers, designing and experimenting with frameworks.
• Advise and shape the direction of Wikimedia Foundation development work.
• Support from the Foundation to develop leadership and communication skills

Dołączenie do PTAC jako wolontariusz techniczny

We invite anyone in the movement to apply to the PTAC, even if you've recently joined as a technical contributor. We anticipate this Council will discuss real challenges and opportunities regarding how software is built and deployed, and the challenges we face on wikis.

• Applications for the PTAC are open as of July 1, 2024, and close at the end of Wikimania on Aug 10.
• Candidates will be selected for an interview on a rolling basis. They may be interviewed by JWheeler-WMF, CPTO, Selena Deckelmann, and/or a member of the Wikimedia Foundation Product and Technology Committee
• Selected members will be informed by August 25, and we will kick off the Council on September 15
• Selected members should expect to spend roughly 5 hours per month for the Council.

Given the nature of the Council, we will give priority to candidates who have made technical or design contributions to the Wikiverse. For example, created or maintained a popular tool for use on Wikis, contributed via code patches, engages with code review, etc. To ensure transparency, we will publish statistics on the number of applicants, share background data, and how many candidates are selected for an interview.

By applying to the PTAC, candidates acknowledge the privacy statement.

Apply to the PTAC