CDD Working Group Meeting Notes 6-11-2025

15-20 Min

Finalize CDD Definition

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• Two Leading Options:

Concise:

Community Directed Development (CDD) is a FOLIO process whereby the FOLIO Governance, representing the broader community, allocates resources towards specific, community-prioritized development efforts. This process is owned by the community and operates alongside other development initiatives.

Highlighting Governance and Decision-Making:

Within FOLIO, Community Directed Development (CDD) refers to the formal process by which the FOLIO community, through its designated governance bodies, directs the expenditure of resources to achieve clearly defined development outcomes. This community-driven approach ensures collective ownership and decision-making for specific development initiatives.

Synthesized Option:

Community Directed Development (CDD) is a FOLIO process whereby the FOLIO Governance, representing the broader community, allocates resources towards specific, community-prioritized development efforts. This process is owned by the community and operates alongside other development initiatives.

15-20 Min

Identify reasons why CDD should exist

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• Current Development Model

  • Vendor Initiated Development

  • Institutionally Initiated Development

• There is no development effort that is directly funded and directed by the collective community

• Why don’t the community prioritized development targets get built?

  • Some areas of development require a learning curve

  • Some proposed development targets are const prohibitive due to complexity

  • The time commitment to become familiar with the code is a barrier

  • The infrastructure to create a development environment is very difficult

  • It might not come down to funds, but time and infrastructure.

• CDD would have an empowering effect on community development

5-10 Min

Future Topics

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• What should we be talking about in the near future?

  • Explain the current development models

  • Understanding the current plans

    • Contributor Network

    • TBA Model from Jeremy

    • Community Priorities Dashboard Development

  • Addressing any overlap in current plan and conceiving of how they can work together

     

3-5 Min

Action Item Review

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