From 9a8d75329d8508d87249820f74e5be37d8d2a00c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paris Pittman Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:54:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Current program updates Co-authored-by: Elana Hashman --- mentoring/programs/group-mentoring.md | 88 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) diff --git a/mentoring/programs/group-mentoring.md b/mentoring/programs/group-mentoring.md index 7ee1c6167..49e27d7b5 100644 --- a/mentoring/programs/group-mentoring.md +++ b/mentoring/programs/group-mentoring.md @@ -1,41 +1,36 @@ -# Group Mentoring for Contributor Ladder Growth -*This is a work in progress* - - -## Summary -This is an experimental group mentoring program where individuals will work -self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment over the course of three -months. Want to get `/lgtm` rights? Be a decision maker in an OWNERS file? This -could be a great way to get the knowledge you need, and some accountability to -do it. Through this program you will get the opportunity to interact with active -contributors who may be on the same path as you as well very experienced -Kubernetes contributors. +# Contributor Ladder Growth Programs + +These programs place an emphasis on learning in groups for active contributors +that would like to be a reviewer or other leadership roles like a Chair. The +groups are semi-structured learning environments over the course of three +months or a release cycle. Want to get `/lgtm` rights? Be a decision maker in an + OWNERS file? This could be a great way to get the knowledge you need, and some + accountability to do it. Through this program you will get the opportunity to + interact with active contributors who may be on the same path as you as well + very experienced Kubernetes contributors. ## How This Works Foundation: -This program is built around our [community membership guidelines]. -This doc shows how you can grow through the project in different roles and -provides the requirements to get to each level on our ladder. Building trust is -the key to this document. +This program is built around our [community membership guidelines] as well as +our [Chair] and [Tech Lead] governance descriptions. +These docs show how you can grow through the project in different roles and +provides the requirements to get to each level on our ladder. Building trust is +key. ## Cohorts -Contributors will form small cohorts of no more than 10 (8-10 is great) all aiming -to achieve the same goal - the next stage on the contributor ladder - with the -help of active contributors (1 mentor to 3 mentees). For example, our first test -cohort was Member -> Reviewer in SIG Apps, SIG Cluster Lifecycle, and SIG AWS. +- No more than 4 mentees per 1 mentor; no more than 8 total in the group + - this scales better than 1:1 and peers can help each other in a community + setting +- Everyone is on the same journey +Member -> Reviewer | Reviewer -> Approver | SIG Member -> Chair +- Three months / one release cycle +- Private slack channel + For you to progress, the community wants to know you are dependable and + understand the domain. -Each cohort will last 2-3 months based on the time requirement in the community -membership guidelines per level. This time requirement is pretty flexible and not -a hard line because as noted above, this is about building trust and skills. Folks -want to know you are dependable and understand the domain. - -The cohort gathers on slack in a private room that one of the mentors or sig-contribex -will PR into the slack config files on the k/community repo. -TODO: make the self service aspect here solid for faster onboarding - -Mentors can rotate facilitating once a week for slack standups with the expectation -that cohort members need to check in with a predetermined status update -(accomplishments, challenges, etc) +Mentors can rotate facilitating once a week for slack standups with the +expectation that cohort members need to check in with a predetermined status +update (accomplishments, challenges, etc) ## Benefits of a Cohort * Peer mentoring @@ -47,38 +42,39 @@ that cohort members need to check in with a predetermined status update ## Mentor requirements -TODO +- Github Org Member +- At least the same level as the goal of the group (example: Reviewer for +Reviewers) +- Time commitment: facilitate biweekly, hour long zoom sessions plus curriculum +planning in between sessions (~1-2h/wk total). ## First Cohort Success Rates -5/10 graduated into OWNERs files from members to reviewers. -TODO check how many are still active +5/10 graduated into OWNERs files from members to reviewers in 2019. 2 are +subproject owners in 2021. ## FAQs I'm a SIG Chair/TL/Subproject Owner and have a need for more members, reviewers, approvers, how can we form a cohort? -TODO +Reach out to #sig-contribex in slack or file an issue against +kubernetes/community I'm a contributor looking for a cohort, where do I go? -TODO +Look in the kubernetes/community repo for issues labelled "contributor ladder +mentoring" I'm not a chair, tech lead, or subproject owner but I'm a reviewer or approver, how can I help? -TODO +Talk to your Chairs and Tech Leads about forming a group that you can help +mentor. ## Important Links [Mentor Guide] [Mentee Guide] - -## Open ended questions -how can mentors organize the tasks, issues, prs, that they give to the mentees? -should they be high priority items to help with backlog and mentor at the same time? -should we include a list of topics that should be covered by role? -- example: for member to reviewer we focused on - live how to code review, how to review [better] docs, communicating with empathy, advanced testing/ci, general community/governance - - [Mentee Guide]: /mentoring/group-mentee-guide.md [Mentoring/Contributor Info Form]: https://goo.gl/forms/SHWAiZ9Ih1qwuJbs1 [Mentor Guide]: /mentoring/mentor-guide.md [community membership guidelines]: /community-membership.md +[Chair]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/committee-steering/governance/sig-governance.md#chair +[Tech Lead]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/chairs-and-techleads/technical-lead.md