= Session=
* Track: People and Processes
* Topic: Integrating contributions from other teams or volunteers
=Description=
What are current practices to include contributions (code patches, feature requests ...) from other teams or individuals in own team processes and workflows? What worked and what didn’t work in the past, and why? Let’s learn from each other and explore new ideas and improvements for processes, methods and workflows around contributions to own projects.
=Questions to answer and discuss=
To get a rough overview over the thing that we could try to address in the session, let's look at some key questions below.
**Question:**
```name=How to improve the workflow around contributions?
( for Example: )
How can we make sure, that contributions are initially addressed?
How can we make sure, that contributions do not get “lost” in an unknown state over time and just build up?
How can we make sure, that existing / old contributions are addressed?
```
**Significance:**
Product management, backlog grooming, making sure that others gets feedback.
**Question:**
```name=How to create responsibilities for code and projects?
( for Example: )
How can we make sure, that there are people responsible for a code base / projects?
How can we make sure, that contributions are noticed by the people responsible?
```
**Significance:**
Have team individuals involved!
**Question:**
```name=How to give good guidance for contributors?
( for Example: )
How can we make sure, that contributors know where to contribute what?
How can we make sure, that contributors know how contribute?
How can we make sure, that processes around contribution and their integration are known and transparent to contributors?
```
**Significance:**
Communicate with others and be transparent about your team habits / process.
= Related Issues =
* {T234660}
* ...
=Pre-reading for all Participants=
* [add links here]
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=Notes document(s)=
https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WMTC19-T234662
=Notes and Facilitation guidance=
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2019/NotesandFacilitation
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=Session Leader(s)=
* @hashar
* @WMDE-Fisch
=Session Scribes=
* @CKoerner_WMF
* [name]
=Session Facilitator=
* @Physikerwelt
=Session Style / Format=
//Directed unconference//
5 minutes intro by session leads, presenting the format and the three topics.
Split in three groups, each discussing topics for 10 minutes including summarizing the discussion. Think about it as preparing an elevator pitch.
Regroup, each group will present the result of their findings and ideas. Roughly 5 minutes for each group.
Session ends listing actions and ideas to follow up with.
Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PEQvnJIENW7oFCma1Jpel6ycR_fLGHGVWZgdwOE8wis
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**Session Leaders** please:
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Post-event summary:
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Post-event action items:
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