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In past maybe we have tried to do too much (tried to do it all at once - which is why we find it hard to focus). Suggestion

• One suggestion was to set a maximum of 3 goals and then work only on these. To define these goals we need to look at what is the most important thing that we want to achieve - and base them on that.

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• Another suggestion was that the most important thing for the project is driving adoption. If this is true then what are the key blockers that stop user adoption of OFBiz? (the UI!) 

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• Suggestion to organise / setup teams from the community that focus on specific areas (e.g. workgroups) - this could really help progress

Strategy Ideas

If the UI was the main focus - what could the strategy look like

• User Interface - have 2 versions of the UI, one very clean and simple, the other more advanced. (Our current UI could be the advanced one....?
• Separate the web part from the widgets
• We have too many fields on one screen (many of them are not mandatory and are just included as optional). What if we slimmed down all the screens to have a sensible default UI for users. The UI could also be modifiable by service providers. Simplify the screens with defaults
• Use Bootstrap / CSS / Angular
• Isolate web related
• Define a graphics charter to be used for the screens
• Have a CSS convention
• Remove web from the framework - it shouldn't be there!

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Role of PMC

Discussion - re misconception of the role of PMC. Many people talk about 'the PMC should do something about....' or ' why hasn't the PMC put together a roadmap etc..' but it is the community that controls the direction of the project. Main role of PMC is to manage the release process, vote for committers / PMC members, handle security issues and manage the project brand. All other areas are community driven.

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Write specifications to get consensus

ACTION POINTS:

Start mailing list discussions on the following:

•  Project Strategy and Roadmap: Discuss what the most important thing for the project is at the moment, setting goals, organisation of work teams and breakdown / allocation of work, setup of any guidelines / charters / policies
•  User Interface: Having two versions of UI, a simple default one for users and a more advanced one (eg what we have now) as a reference for developers and service providers.)
•  OFBiz Meetups: Is there any interest in organising an OFBIz meetup in India and/or Europe for 2017?

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