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Constitute the Merger Task Force

  • Joint committee for defining the FMO
    • Determine the right composition for the task force?
    • Team building - create a cohesive team   
    • Determine structure, meeting times and schedule, any sub task forces - TAC advise
    • Determine reporting commitments/schedule to leadership (CNTT, OPNFV, TAC, MAC, GB)
    • Kick of meeting with Oversight and 3 workstreams  

Organization/Governance

DescriptionDue dateAssigneeTask appears on
  • Jim Bakerset standing meeting for MeldOps  
25 Sep 2020Jim BakerMeldOps 2020-09-24 Meeting notes
  • Jim Baker to organize joint Meld Org/Gov and Meld Ops/TSC  
29 Oct 2020Jim BakerMeldOPS 2020-10-22 Meeting notes
  • Build out a common wiki (sooner rather than later)  
30 Nov 2020 Operational/TSC Home
15 Dec 2020 Operational/TSC Home
  • Initiate discussions on additional tool merges  Trevor Bramwell
25 Dec 2020Trevor BramwellOperational/TSC Home
  • combine githubs after CNTT Elberus (NO SEQUENCING NEEDED) - Scott Steinbrueck  
31 Dec 2020Scott SteinbrueckOperational/TSC Home
  • Merge CB/Insights reporting (dependency on repos and tool chain)   Jim Baker
11 Jan 2021Jim BakerOperational/TSC Home
  • Lock jira.opnfv.org   - Jim Baker set user permissions OR file support.lf ticket
15 Jan 2021Jim BakerOperational/TSC Home
  • Lock OPNFV and CNTT wiki Read ONLY  
15 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
  • Create a slack instance for the new project Jim Baker  
15 Jan 2021Jim BakerOperational/TSC Home
  • Define mailing list - work with TPM to implement  
15 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
  • Ensure copyright message in header files in alignment with any IPR changes (see Legal Section )  Jim Baker
15 Jan 2021Jim BakerOperational/TSC Home
  • Archive OPNFV Jira  
19 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
21 Jan 2021Scot SteeleOperational/TSC Home
  • best practices: Code hygiene, NACR code reviews and expectations - daily work methods (move to new TSC for discussion)  
21 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
  • Create issue tracking tool jira.anuket.io  
22 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
29 Jan 2021Trevor BramwellOperational/TSC Home
  • Lock/archive then deprecate groups.io for opnfv - retain for 6 mo. Jim Baker   
29 Jan 2021Jim BakerOperational/TSC Home
  • Refined Active Contributor calculation to ack CNTT github contributions and verify lfanalytics.io reporting (dependency on Org/Gov criteria)  
31 Jan 2021 Operational/TSC Home
05 Feb 2021Trevor BramwellOperational/TSC Home


Operational/TSC

  • Determine required votes, dependencies in order to execute merger
    • Run the votes based on existing voting requirements and governance; once new TSC is constituted, new votes can be done by them.
  • Update Operational Guidelines document based on above org structure decisions
  • Execute Structural plans in alignment with org structure decisions above
    • Run elections for TSC and other positions  
      • Refined Active Contributor calculation to ack CNTT github contributions
    • New subproject creation (new entities and old entities in new home) & repo creation
    • Create any additional committees, working groups, other sub-groups
  •  Tools
    • Converge OPNFV/CNTT Confluence Space (wiki.opnfv.org and wiki.lfnetworking.org/CNTT respectively)  
      • Archive both current spaces, copy select content into new space
      • Collapse the multi-space design of OPNFV into a flat-wiki - possibly a few different spaces, but not 1 per project
    • Repurpose jira.opnfv.org - archive projects, rename as appropriate
    • Merge CB/Insights reporting
    • Initiate discussions on additional tool merges
    • ReadTheDocs workflow
    • Ensure header files in alignment with any IPR changes (see Legal Section below)
  • Reconcile meetings and schedule management for all concerned parties
    • Agree on recording meetings and minute taking processes
  • Release process
    • OPNFV has a newly agreed release process that references CNTT; CNTT has long had independent release process
    • Any value in combining spec and code releases?
    • Release naming conventions?
  • TAC inform on new merge project/OPNFV name change

Marketing/Creative/PR

  • Branding - merger of equals/non-acronym name  
    • Yes/No Decision
    • Determine new name
    • Work with Creative Services to create brand brief and design new branding and logo
    • Create revised branding guidelines document
    • Pitch Deck
    • Brandon Wick  to provide detail sub task list
  • Website updates
    • Acquire new domain/github
    • Revised .org webpage
    • Revised content on LFN.org website
  • Positioning & Messaging
    • Mission Statement + Messaging Doc (elevator pitch)  
    • Messaging Doc value prop document
    • Positioning statement for press
    • Talking Points fo community: Building momentum, member quotes, etc. 
  • Communications Plan – Public Launch 
    • Initial Basic Statement at ONES  
    • Press release
    • FAQ
    • Social Plan
    • Blogs/webinars
    • Mini-conference?
    • Press/Analyst outreach and briefings
    • Early 2021 public launch target?
  • Mod OPNFV Technical Charter to accommodate changes (expand scope of OPNFV)
    • Based on above agreements re: voting, TSC composition, etc. 
    • IP Policy
      • Currently CNTT work is done under Creative Commons and OPNFV is done under Apache license + CLA 
      • Charter and repos need to be clear what work is done under what IP regime with appropriate clear header files
    • OPNFV tech charter revision for name change and community governance model
    • Committee structure changes (TSC and election policy)
  • Revise GSMA/LFN Terms of Reference
  • File for appropriate trademarks for new brand name and logo

Other – OVP/Compliance Updates and Plan

  • Branding impact on CVC/OVP  
    • Cloud Native and CVC as nested badging
  • Any updates to workflow, interaction, badging requirements, etc.

2021 Planning - due:  

  • Create combined budget request to the Board
  • Create combined input/feedback to 2021 Strategic Marketing Plan
  • Any combined feedback to SPC re: 2021 LFN strategic plan
  • Review with CNTT TSC/Gov Steering  






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