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| + | '''Please see our [[Strategic_Planning | strategic planning]] page instead of this one. This page will be left here for historical purposes. -- [[User:Mkille|Mkille]] 00:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)''' | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This is document compares all the [[Program Planning Guidelines|program planning sheets]] and | + | This is document compares all the [[Program Planning Guidelines|program planning sheets]] and was previously maintained by the [[Optimization and Priorities group]]. It is reviewed and approved by the Free Geek [[Community Council]]. It should assist us in deciding which projects to push forward as we expand, and which to cut back on if we need to contract. |
;The Impact/Effort Grid | ;The Impact/Effort Grid | ||
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!style="background:teal; color:white"| High Impact | !style="background:teal; color:white"| High Impact | ||
|| <!-- high impact / low effort --> | || <!-- high impact / low effort --> | ||
| − | |||
|| <!-- high impact / medium effort --> | || <!-- high impact / medium effort --> | ||
| − | * [[Job Experience Internships (PPS)|Job Experience Internships]] | + | <!-- |
| − | * [[Laptops (PPS)|Laptops]] | + | * [[Job Experience Internships (PPS)|Job Experience Internships]] (X) |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Laptops (PPS)|Laptops]] (X) |
| − | * [[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt build]] | + | * [[Tour Howto|Tours]] (X) |
| − | * [[Facilities Maintenance | + | * [[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt build]] (X - macs and servers) |
| + | * [[Facilities Maintenance Job Description|Facilities Maintenance]] (X) | ||
| + | --> | ||
|| <!-- high impact / high effort --> | || <!-- high impact / high effort --> | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
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* [[New Building (PPS)|Move to a new building]] | * [[New Building (PPS)|Move to a new building]] | ||
| − | * [[Tech Support (PPS)|Tech Support]] | + | * [[Staff Raises (PPS)|Staff raises]] |
| − | * [[Prebuild ( | + | <!-- |
| − | * [[Hardware Grants (PPS)|Hardware Grants]] | + | * [[Corporate Donation (PPS)|Corporate Donation]] w/ vehicle (X) |
| + | * [[Education (PPS)|Education]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Printers (PPS)|Printers]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Thrift Store (PPS)|Thrift Store]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Front Desk (PPS)|Front Desk]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Recycling (PPS)|Recycling]](X) | ||
| + | * [[Basic Intake Documentation|Receiving]](X) | ||
| + | * [[Adoption (PPS)|Adoption]](X) | ||
| + | * [[Build (PPS)|Build]](X) | ||
| + | * [[Advanced Testing (PPS)|Advanced Testing]](X) | ||
| + | * [[Tech Support (PPS)|Tech Support]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Prebuild]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Hardware Grants (PPS)|Hardware Grants]] (X) | ||
| + | --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
!style="background:teal; color:white"| Medium Impact | !style="background:teal; color:white"| Medium Impact | ||
|| <!-- medium impact / low effort --> | || <!-- medium impact / low effort --> | ||
| − | + | * [[Media Outreach (PPS)|Media Outreach]] | |
| − | * [[Media Outreach (PPS)|Media Outreach]] | ||
* [[Fundraising (PPS)|Fundraising]] | * [[Fundraising (PPS)|Fundraising]] | ||
| − | + | * [[ADA compliant building]] (at least downstairs) | |
| − | * [[Online Sales (PPS)|Online Sales]] | + | * [[Americorps (PPS)|Americorps]] (X) |
| − | * [[Movable Storage (PPS)|Movable Storage]] | + | <!-- |
| − | + | * [[Online Sales (PPS)|Online Sales]] (X) | |
| − | * [[Taking over office space in the South (PPS)|Taking over office space in the South]] | + | * [[Movable Storage (PPS)|Movable Storage]] (X) |
| + | * [[Taking over office space in the South (PPS)|Taking over office space in the South]] (X) | ||
| + | --> | ||
|| <!-- medium impact / med effort --> | || <!-- medium impact / med effort --> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[System Administration (PPS)|System Administration]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Increase Hardware Grants (PPS)|Increase Hardware Grants]] (X) |
| + | * [[Increase Tech Support Hours (PPS)|Increase Tech Support Hours]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[More Personal Volunteer Thanking (PPS)|More Personal Volunteer Thanking]] | ||
| + | <!-- | ||
| + | * [[Advanced Linux (PPS)|Advanced Linux]] | ||
| + | * [[ISP (PPS)|ISP]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Volunteer Internships (PPS)|Volunteer Internships]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Computers for Kids (PPS)|Computers for Kids]] (X) | ||
* [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)|Volunteer Pickups]] | * [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)|Volunteer Pickups]] | ||
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| − | |||
* [[Basic Testing (PPS)|Basic Testing]] | * [[Basic Testing (PPS)|Basic Testing]] | ||
| − | + | --> | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
|| <!-- medium impact / high effort --> | || <!-- medium impact / high effort --> | ||
| − | * [[Events | + | * [[Events|Events]] |
| − | * [[External Sales (PPS)|External Sales]] | + | * [[External Sales (PPS)|External Sales]] |
| − | * [[Wholesale (PPS)|Wholesale Program]] | + | * [[Grant Writing|Grant Planning]] (1-year plan) |
| + | * [[Coder Management (PPS)|Coder Management]] | ||
| + | * [[More Classes (PPS)|More Classes]] | ||
| + | * [[Produce Software For Use Outside of PDX (PPS)|Produce Software For Use Outside of PDX]] | ||
| + | <!-- | ||
| + | * [[Wholesale (PPS)|Wholesale Program]] (X) | ||
| + | --> | ||
|- | |- | ||
!style="background:teal; color:white"| Low Impact | !style="background:teal; color:white"| Low Impact | ||
|| <!-- lo imp/lo eff --> | || <!-- lo imp/lo eff --> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Track Class Attendance (PPS)|Track Class Attendance]] |
| − | * [[ | + | <!-- |
| − | + | * [[Audio Visual (PPS)|Audio Visual]] (X) | |
| + | --> | ||
|| <!-- lo imp/med eff --> | || <!-- lo imp/med eff --> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[GAP (PPS)|GAP]] |
| − | + | <!-- | |
| − | * [[Data Entry (PPS)|Data Entry]] | + | * [[Data Entry (PPS)|Data Entry]] (X) |
| + | --> | ||
|| <!-- lo imp/hi eff --> | || <!-- lo imp/hi eff --> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[More Serious Classes (PPS)|More Serious Classes]] |
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|} | |} | ||
| + | (X)=Already done, or actively doing | ||
==Infinite Resources List== | ==Infinite Resources List== | ||
| − | Each of these items is assigned a standing committee. It is the responsibility of the standing committee to review the program planning sheet for completeness. Some items may need to be passed to another committee for completion. | + | This is the list of things we'd do if we had infinite resources to do them with; that is, everything we might want to do. Each of these items is assigned a standing committee. It is the responsibility of the standing committee to review the program planning sheet for completeness. Some items may need to be passed to another committee for completion. |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Fundraising (PPS)|Fundraising]] -- ''Outreach'' |
| + | # [[Grantwriting (PPS)|Grantwriting]] -- ''Outreach'' | ||
| + | # [[Media Outreach (PPS)|Media Outreach]] -- ''Outreach'' | ||
| + | # [[System Administration (PPS)|System Administration]] -- ''Technocrats'' | ||
| + | # [[New Building (PPS)|Move to a new building]] -- ''Outreach'' | ||
| + | # [[Coders (PPS)|Coders]] -- ''Technocrats'' | ||
| + | # [[GAP (PPS)|GAP]] ''committee?'' | ||
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| + | (X) indicates we are already doing this | ||
# [[Adoption (PPS)|Adoption]] -- ''Knowledge Bees'' (X) | # [[Adoption (PPS)|Adoption]] -- ''Knowledge Bees'' (X) | ||
# [[Build (PPS)|Build]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | # [[Build (PPS)|Build]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | ||
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# [[Thrift Store (PPS)|Thrift Store]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | # [[Thrift Store (PPS)|Thrift Store]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | ||
# [[Advanced Testing (PPS)|Advanced Testing]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | # [[Advanced Testing (PPS)|Advanced Testing]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Facilities Maintenance (PPS)|Facilities Maintenance]] -- ''Action'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Nonprofit Apprenticeships (PPS)|Nonprofit Apprenticeships]] -- ''Knowledge Bees'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Education (PPS)|Education]] -- ''Knowledge Bees'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt build]] -- ''Reuse'' (X - macs and servers) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Corporate Donation (PPS)|Corporate Donation]] w/ vehicle -- ''Reuse'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Movable Storage (PPS)|Movable Storage]] -- ''Action'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Taking over office space in the South (PPS)|Taking over office space in the South]] -- ''C7'' (X) |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Printers (PPS)|Printers]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) |
| − | + | # [[Online Sales (PPS)|Online Sales]] -- ''Reuse'' (X) | |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Laptops (PPS)|Laptops]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Prebuild]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Hardware Grants (PPS)|Hardware Grants]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Volunteer Internships (PPS)|Volunteer Internships]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[ISP (PPS)|ISP]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | ||
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# [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)|Volunteer Pickups]] -- ''Action'' | # [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)|Volunteer Pickups]] -- ''Action'' | ||
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Wholesale (PPS)|Wholesale Program]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Computers for Kids (PPS)|Computers for Kids]] -- ''Knowledge Bees'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Audio Visual (PPS)|Audio Visual]] (X) ''committee?'' |
| − | # [[ | + | # [[Data Entry (PPS)|Data Entry]] (X) ''committee?'' |
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==Sublists== | ==Sublists== | ||
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|| <!-- List A (whether or not there's $$$) --> | || <!-- List A (whether or not there's $$$) --> | ||
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|| <!-- List B (need some $$$) --> | || <!-- List B (need some $$$) --> | ||
| − | + | * [[Fundraising (PPS)|Fundraising]] | |
| − | + | * [[Grantwriting (PPS)|Grantwriting]] | |
| − | + | * [[Media Outreach (PPS)|Media Outreach]] | |
| − | + | * [[Computers for Kids (PPS)|Computers for Kids]] | |
| − | + | * [[New Building (PPS)|Move to a new building]] | |
| − | + | * [[Volunteer Pickups (PPS)|Volunteer Pickups]] | |
| − | + | * [[Coders (PPS)|Coders]] | |
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|| <!-- List C (need all $$$) --> | || <!-- List C (need all $$$) --> | ||
| − | + | * [[Emerging Media (PPS)|Emerging Media]] | |
| + | * [[Media Lab (PPS)|Media Lab]] | ||
|| <!-- List D (already doing) --> | || <!-- List D (already doing) --> | ||
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* [[Tech Support (PPS)|Tech Support]] | * [[Tech Support (PPS)|Tech Support]] | ||
* [[Tenant Subletting (PPS)|Tenant Subletting]] | * [[Tenant Subletting (PPS)|Tenant Subletting]] | ||
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* [[Thrift Store (PPS)|Thrift Store]] (X) | * [[Thrift Store (PPS)|Thrift Store]] (X) | ||
* [[Tours (PPS)|Tours]] | * [[Tours (PPS)|Tours]] | ||
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* [[Volunteer Internships (PPS)|Volunteer Internships]] | * [[Volunteer Internships (PPS)|Volunteer Internships]] | ||
* [[Wholesale (PPS)|Wholesale Program]] | * [[Wholesale (PPS)|Wholesale Program]] | ||
| − | + | * [[Facilities Maintenance (PPS)|Facilities Maintenance]] (X) | |
| − | (X) | + | * [[Education (PPS)|Education]] (X) |
| + | * [[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt build]] (X - macs and servers) | ||
| + | * [[Movable Storage (PPS)|Movable Storage]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Job Experience Internships (PPS)|Job Experience Internships]] (X) | ||
| + | * [[Corporate Donation (PPS)|Corporate Donation]] w/ vehicle (X) | ||
|| <!-- List E (won't do/already done) --> | || <!-- List E (won't do/already done) --> | ||
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* [[Donation Pickup Vehicle (PPS)|Donation Pickup Vehicle]] w/o corporate donations -- ''Action'' | * [[Donation Pickup Vehicle (PPS)|Donation Pickup Vehicle]] w/o corporate donations -- ''Action'' | ||
* [[Enterprise Build (PPS)|Enterprise Build]] -- ([[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt Build]] takes over for this, for now, at least.) | * [[Enterprise Build (PPS)|Enterprise Build]] -- ([[Alt Build (PPS)|Alt Build]] takes over for this, for now, at least.) | ||
| − | + | * [[Taking over office space in the South (PPS)|Taking over office space in the South]] --done | |
| − | + | * [[Advanced Receiving (PPS)|Advanced Receiving]] - not needed as organized now; onlines sales folks do most of it | |
| + | # [[Emerging Media (PPS)|Emerging Media]] -- was for a specific grant; should be merged with media lab. | ||
| + | # [[Media Lab (PPS)|Media Lab]] -- no current interest | ||
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** [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2006-April/001543.html April 28 2006] | ** [http://lists.freegeek.org/pipermail/council/2006-April/001543.html April 28 2006] | ||
** [[Priorities_2006_05|May 5 2006]] | ** [[Priorities_2006_05|May 5 2006]] | ||
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| + | == Related planning documents (July 2009)== | ||
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| + | [[Store Meta Question]] | ||
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| + | [[Thrift Store (PPS)]] | ||
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| + | [[Thoughts on Increasing Sales Income]] | ||
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| + | [[Sales Plan]] | ||
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| + | == General Free Geek planning documents == | ||
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| + | [[Vision Statement]] | ||
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| + | [[Long Term Strategy Process]] | ||
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| + | [[General Priorities]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Overview Time Line]] | ||
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[[Category: Board]] | [[Category: Board]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:05, 19 April 2013
Please see our strategic planning page instead of this one. This page will be left here for historical purposes. -- Mkille 00:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Explanation
This is document compares all the program planning sheets and was previously maintained by the Optimization and Priorities group. It is reviewed and approved by the Free Geek Community Council. It should assist us in deciding which projects to push forward as we expand, and which to cut back on if we need to contract.
- The Impact/Effort Grid
- This is a tool that we use to help us prioritize possible projects. There are nine cells arranged like a tic tac toe game. The higher the expected net positive impact of the project, the higher it appears on the grid. The higher the effort (usually cost in staff hours) the further to the right it appears. The highest priorities will be the things that appear up and to the left, and the lowest priorities will be the things that appear down and to the right.
- At the current time, the only items included in the impact/effort grid are programs that would expand Free Geek's activities. That is, the things we are already doing are not included here. (See sublist "D" below.)
- Infinite Resources List
- The infiniite resources list takes the items from the impact/effort grid and arranges them into one long list, from highest priority to lowest. The higher something is on the list the more likely we've carefully examined it and compared it to the items surrounding it. The lower the item is on the list, the more likely its exact position should be take with a grain of salt or two. It is called the "infiniite resources list" because we assume that there is enough time and money to do everything on the list (something we know not to be true).
- At the current time, we have not put anything onto this list, but we plan to do so at our next meeting.
- Sublists
- There are several sublists. Each item from the infinite resources list appears only on one sublist. See the notes in the sublist section to see how the items are categorized.
Impact/Effort Grid
(Inside in each box, the order means nothing.)
| Low Effort | Medium Effort | High Effort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Impact | |||
| Medium Impact |
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| Low Impact |
(X)=Already done, or actively doing
Infinite Resources List
This is the list of things we'd do if we had infinite resources to do them with; that is, everything we might want to do. Each of these items is assigned a standing committee. It is the responsibility of the standing committee to review the program planning sheet for completeness. Some items may need to be passed to another committee for completion.
- Fundraising -- Outreach
- Grantwriting -- Outreach
- Media Outreach -- Outreach
- System Administration -- Technocrats
- Move to a new building -- Outreach
- Coders -- Technocrats
- GAP committee?
(X) indicates we are already doing this
- Adoption -- Knowledge Bees (X)
- Build -- Reuse (X)
- Recycling -- Action (X)
- Receiving -- Action (X)
- Front Desk -- Outreach (X)
- Thrift Store -- Reuse (X)
- Advanced Testing -- Reuse (X)
- Facilities Maintenance -- Action (X)
- Nonprofit Apprenticeships -- Knowledge Bees (X)
- Education -- Knowledge Bees (X)
- Alt build -- Reuse (X - macs and servers)
- Corporate Donation w/ vehicle -- Reuse (X)
- Movable Storage -- Action (X)
- Taking over office space in the South -- C7 (X)
- Printers -- Reuse (X)
- Online Sales -- Reuse (X)
- Laptops (X) committee?
- Prebuild (X) committee?
- Hardware Grants (X) committee?
- Volunteer Internships (X) committee?
- ISP (X) committee?
- Volunteer Pickups -- Action
- Wholesale Program (X) committee?
- Computers for Kids -- Knowledge Bees
- Audio Visual (X) committee?
- Data Entry (X) committee?
Sublists
| List A (whether or not there's $$$) |
List B (need some $$$) |
List C (need all $$$) |
List D (already doing) |
List E (won't do/already done) |
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Notes on the sublists
- List A
- Things we would like to do even if we have to actually pay for it ourselves.
- Grantwriters and other fundraisers should still look at this list. If something seems fundable, we should still try to get funds for it, allowing us to pursue projects lower on the list.
- List B
- Things we would like to do only if funds could be raised to pay for part of the cost.
- Fundraisers may want to consider matching grants, etc.
- List C
- Things we would like to do only if funds could be raised to pay for all of the cost.
- Fundraisers may want to consider what is completely grantable and may ignore things that are not.
- List D
- Things we are already doing.
- These are being integrated into the impact effort grid and the infinite resources list. This is useful in case we saw a need to drop a program or if a program's existence is threatened. (i.e. Such as if we were faced with ongoing financial losses or something we weren't doing yet is a high enough priority to take the place of a lower priority thing that we are already doing.)
- List E
- Things that there is general agreement we don't want to do
- This can be either because they have already been completed, or because there is no consensus around proceeding with the program or project even if it could be funded, etc.
New items to add
- Open more hours -- Dave will spearhead writing this one
- Taking over office space in the North
- Art gallery
- Women's build -- jeff-eh will write this one!
- PR Plan -- shawn filled this in
Todo List
 A lot of these projects are in need of a good fleshing out. Optimus Prime folks are going to try to tackle this, including interviewing folks that have more information and getting their thoughts recorded in the PPS pages. People who are trying to flesh this out are in parentheses
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History
also:
- the former Ad Hoc Hiring Priorities Committee was formed occasionally in order to advise the council on financial priorities, especially those that have to do with hiring. It also dealt with grantwriting priorities and other, non-hiring, expenditures.
Related planning documents (July 2009)
Thoughts on Increasing Sales Income