Project Management/Initiative FAQ
Who should fill out the project intake form?
- Any director or leader who is responsible their team's projects and has a complete picture of all major projects. This form will not needed to be filled out by every employee.
Will this affect how my team uses Bugzilla or other task management software?
- No, this initiative is only get capture major projects and a few high-level pieces of information to help with quarterly planning.
I thought this was a Webdev project, why do you want my projects?
- This originally started out as a Webdev project due to their team's diverse projects, but soon turned into a Mozilla-wide initiative with the formation of a cross-functional team.
My team has a bunch of internal projects that are not external facing. Do I still have to enter these projects?
- Yes, only if your internal project require substantial effort and requires more than your team to complete. For example, if you are developing something that IT or release engineering needs to deploy, then it should be entered in the intake form.
Why is this initiative asking about goals?
- For the past few quarters, organization-wide goals is how we plan and ensure that Mozilla is healthy and relevant. Aggregated metrics on goals for submitted projects will help ensure that we have adequate resources to ensure your project is successful.