Thanks Mark for sharing your personal vision, as multi-decade experienced person. I believe that your points are helpful to inspire further discussion.
The only remark I wish to mention is that OSGeo is a community that has always been an umbrella for projects (it never evolved to, but it born from several communities as it is). Maxi 2016-04-15 12:28 GMT+02:00 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shor...@gmail.com>: > Mark has started an excellent SWOT analysis of OSGeo, laying a foundation > for a practical, implementable vision for OSGeo. I suggest everyone grad a > coffee and take the time to read and then comment: > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee > > Mark, thank you for the deep thought you have obviously put into this. I'm > excited to hear feedback from others, and ideas on how to refine your ideas > and put them into practice. > > Warm regards, Cameron > > On 15/04/2016 2:04 am, Marc VLOEMANS wrote: > > Dear all, > > Thanks for the invite and effort preparing it. I will certainly try to > fill it out to my best of abilities. But I feel it lacks an objective frame > work to sift, group, choose, prioritise and execute the results of the > questionnaire. > The present leap from vision/mission to objectives is often a bit too big > for me (I miss a storyline); explicit transparent strategy formulation > should make the questionaire easier :-). > > Unfortunately there are too many implicit assumptions when it comes to our > intended strategy. We already do many things (events, projects, products, > partnering, other initiatives) for many stakeholders. But which add more > value to these than others (having a volunteer does not make something > worthwhile doing)? What do stakeholders expect from OSGeo (did we ever > ask)? Which initiatives are more instrumental to fullfil our mission than > others (not necessarily the number of mentions in the questionaire...)? > Which initoatives deserve more attention than others (eg those fullfilling > more objectives at the same time)? If none of us is interested in executing > a certain activity/task, it does not mean that this activity is not crucial > to our existence..... > > I have done some quick thinking and writing on how general strategic > principles would apply to OSGeo, where the Board's objectives fit in and > what possible avenues we have to meet them. So I share this with the list > via this link: <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee> > https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Talk:Marketing_Committee > For those who take the time to read, hopefully my thought process can help > with filling in the questionaire and deciding what we are going to do and > monitoring the results! > > (For those who do not know me; I have a multi-decade track record in > strategy, business development and marketing with most types of > organzations. Good software has an architecture, good strategy does too ;-) > > Please, do not consider this as a critique or an alternative to > vision/mission/objectives and related questionaire, but rather as a means > to fill essential gaps. Ones to fill in order to optimise our added value > as an organisation. > > Happy reading. > Cheers, Marc Vloemans > > Kind regards, > > Marc Vloemans > > Mobile +31(0)651 844262 > LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/marcvloemans > Twitter: http://twitter.com/marcvloemans > http://www.slideshare.net/marcvloemans > > > 2016-04-12 18:41 GMT+02:00 Massimiliano Cannata < > massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch>: > >> Dear OSGeo Community member, >> during the Face to Face board meeting held in February in Eide (Holland) >> a new 2026 OSGeo strategy has been formulated. We are now in a phase of >> community engagement to define the tactics to be implemented in the 2016 so >> that we can advance toward our goals. >> >> For this reason, the board kindly ask you to participate in the survey by >> filling (as many time as your ideas are) the form at this url: >> <http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB>http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB [1] >> >> Details on the process and on the strategy are available at >> http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy [2] and are >> described in the preamble of the survey. >> >> >> In the name of the Board of Directors, >> Thanks and Best regards, >> Maxi >> >> >> [1] http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB >> >> [2] http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy >> >> -- >> *Massimiliano Cannata* >> >> Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica >> >> Responsabile settore Geomatica >> >> >> Istituto scienze della Terra >> >> Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design >> >> Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana >> >> Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio >> >> Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14 <%2B41%20%280%2958%20666%2062%2014> >> >> Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09 <%2B41%20%280%2958%20666%2062%2009> >> >> <massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch>massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch >> >> *www.supsi.ch/ist <http://www.supsi.ch/ist>* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing > listDiscuss@lists.osgeo.orghttp://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -- > Cameron Shorter, > Software and Data Solutions Manager > LISAsoft > Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf, > 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 > > P +61 2 9009 5000, W www.lisasoft.com, F +61 2 9009 5099 > > -- *Massimiliano Cannata* Professore SUPSI in ingegneria Geomatica Responsabile settore Geomatica Istituto scienze della Terra Dipartimento ambiente costruzione e design Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana Campus Trevano, CH - 6952 Canobbio Tel. +41 (0)58 666 62 14 Fax +41 (0)58 666 62 09 massimiliano.cann...@supsi.ch *www.supsi.ch/ist <http://www.supsi.ch/ist>*
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