TAC Strategy Session
Please share any additional details on this topic
We'd like to do a strategy session in the Feb 27 TAC meeting, where TAC members could discuss ideas and goals for the TAC over the course of 2025
Detail what actions or feedback you would like from the TAC
Get ideas :)
How much time do you need for this topic?
None
See the notes from the last meeting for details.
Common themes:
- Expanding Mentorship Program, including looking into other programs like Google Summer of Code to leverage.
- Stand up the Mainframe Infrastructure
- Mainframe Education ( focusing on administrators, and more specifically around cybersecurity )
- Developing an AI chatbot for project documentation
- Assessing what we can do to level-up our existing projects?
- Develop a directory of Experts / Subject-Matter Experts and identify areas of expertise with the Open Mainframe Project
- Move projects out of the incubation stage?
- Start a mainframe industry group on using/promoting Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)
- Overall Increasing Communication and Collaboration
Let's hone these in during today's 3/13 meeting, and assign owners to each.
Items for further discussion
- Start a mainframe industry group on using/promoting Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)
- Developing an AI chatbot for project documentation
- Develop a directory of Experts / Subject-Matter Experts and identify areas of expertise with the Open Mainframe Project
- Stand up the Mainframe Infrastructure
- Slack vs Discord vs Other Alternatives
Next Steps
- Rank by Priority
- Set Goals
- Leadership/Volunteer/Initiative Sponsor
Start a mainframe industry group on using/promoting Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)
Developing an AI chatbot for project documentation
Develop a directory of Experts / Subject-Matter Experts and identify areas of expertise with the Open Mainframe Project
Stand up the Mainframe Infrastructure
Slack vs Discord vs Other Alternatives
Please rank the initiatives by reacting to the comment:
❤ = 1st 😄 = 2nd 👍 = 3rd
Final List
- Stand up the Mainframe Infrastructure
- Develop a directory of Experts / Subject-Matter Experts and identify areas of expertise with the Open Mainframe Project
- Developing an AI chatbot for project documentation [tie]
- Start a mainframe industry group on using/promoting Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) [tie]
Pausing:
- Develop a directory of Experts / Subject-Matter Experts and identify areas of expertise with the Open Mainframe Project
- Developing an AI chatbot for project documentation [tie]
TAC will re-discuss in January 2026