Drupal Open Learning Team

Operations

We are in the process of solidifying these roles here - https://github.com/DrupalOpenLearning/administration/issues/1

The following activities are necessary to keep both the program and associated website(s) operational and sustainable.

Budget/Funding sources

• Direct funding via Individual donations, Corporate sponsorships, and Grants
• Project funds - TBD % of each project will be allocated as overhead

Program Managers

Responsibilities

• Manages existing programs, directs development work, builds relationships, coordinates effort
• Outreach to potential projects, community initiatives, and contributors
• Blog posts, newsletters, and other promotional activities
• Internal documentation and process docs

Who

• Leads - Gus Austin (@gusaus), Daniel Pickering (@ikit-claw)
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Budgeted time estimate – 20 hrs /wk

Operations Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Develop fundraising strategies for partner and client programs.
• Leverage OpenCollective and other crowdfunding tools.
• Identify, write, and manage grants, proposals, and other outreach.
• Develop, and maintain relationships with partner organizations.

Who -

• Lead / Mentor – TBD
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Adviser/Support – DrupalCon, Inc. (DCI) ?
• Budgeted time estimate - 2.5 hrs /wk
• Notes - Ideally we’d would work closely with the Sponsorship Coordinator for the DA/DCI. Same people would most likely be able to secure funds (and get paid) on internal and partner projects.

Technology Manager/SysAdmin

Responsibilities

• Setting up and managing ELMS on AWS.
• Updates and Maintains AWS instances.
• Monitors for Security Updates.

Who

• Adviser / Mentor - Daniel Pickering (@ikit-claw) & David Fusco (@djfusco)
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Budgeted time estimate – TBD

Technology Projects

We are in the process of solidifying these roles here - https://github.com/DrupalOpenLearning/drupalopenlearning/issues/2

Budget/Funding sources

• Cost should be estimated on a per project basis at a client rate.
• Sponsors will have the option to fund the program and/or any particular project.

Technical Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Define resources and schedule for project implementation.
• Define requirements and plan project lifecycle deployment.
• Plan and schedule project deliverables, goals and milestones.

Who

• Adviser / Mentor - Mark Milutinovic (@mmilutinovic1313)
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Budgeted time estimate – TBD

Technical Lead / Site Architect

Responsibilities

• Establish the high-level development strategy through module selection and configuration.
• Focus on sitewide concerns such as integration, scalability, performance, and security.

Who

• Adviser / Mentor - Bryan Ollendyke (@btopro)
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Budgeted time estimate – TBD

Site Builder

Responsibilities

• Configures Modules, Content Types, and Views.
• Defines User Roles and Permissions.
• In charge of Navigation, Menus, Taxonomy; Actions and Workflows.

Who

• Adviser / Mentor - TBD
• Apprentice / Intern - TBD
• Budgeted time estimate – TBD