The last time the topic of Quarterly Reports came up on the gnome-i18n list, I made a suggestion that could easily apply to other teams. Given that much of the work that goes on around here occurs via systems with a database backend, generating meta-data from those systems into a "dashboard" style report(s) can usually be automated in some fashion.
You can come up with your own favorite metrics, I'll just mention a few possibilities by way of example, these are meant to be illustrative only. >From the repository and bug tracker: # of commits # of committers # of tickets filed / closed etc. >From Damned Lies: # of words translated # of packages hosted / translated to some percentage, etc. # of languages / new languages # of translators / new translators Admittedly, any single report is essentially a meaningless snapshot of info-porn, however over time one can see trends developing or see areas that may require greater attention. Again, the numbers can roll-up cumulatively to an annual report "factoid" collection. I do not suggest that such factoids are a replacement for thoughtful commentary on issues, new features, etc. It is a means of supplementing that with some readily generated (and hopefully meaningful) metrics. The idea would be to make these easily obtained by the reporter so that they can just carry them as infographics without too much digging or SQL querying. Just a thought from a guy who has played the "justify your existence" game annually at budget time in both industry and government settings. cjl Sugar Labs Translation Team Coordinator _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
