Streamlined Recruiting Plan

Refactored XM_Extreme_Recruiting

Overview

We are recruiting a permanent team of 12 people on-site at Factor e Farm by year-end 2012.

The base team of 10 is:

1. Founding Director
2. Executive Assistant
3. Farm Director
4. Production Director
5. Construction Director
6. Product Managers (4), one of whom transitions to Product Director
7. Factor e Farm Documenter

The above is the base managing team. We currently have an off-site Director of Development. The above does not include additional product developers, volunteers, or apprentices - which are expected to bring the entire population of FeF up to 20 in the 2012 season.

We are currently pursuing a focus on Distributive Enterprise development as a means to attain economic sustainability via bootstrap production.

Accommodations and utilities are provided to all participants.

Application Process for Product Managers and Production Director

The basic agreement involves:

• On site living at FeF + $2k/month stipend + full time commitment (no outside jobs or telecommuting unless specifically negotiated)
• Daily Scrum Session from noon to 6 at the FeF workshop, with Daily Standup at noon.
• Daily vlogging requirement for updates, 5 days per week
• Maintaining a Product Page, updating the Control Panel work product daily - for your specific GVCS Product Management or Production Director effort, such as this Prototype
• Semi-monthly blog posting on the Factor e Farm Blog according to FeF Blogging Standards
• 3 month minimum commitment, extendable indefinitely

To apply:

• View the GVCS TED Talk
• Read the Extreme Manufacturing Blog Post. Note: this platform is undergoing rapid evolution. Study this platform and latest Prototype.
• Create a 2 minute video introduction regarding your interest in applying. This is a video-of-interest (VOI) and it must include: (1), name and country where you are located; (2), relevant skill set and how you can use it to move OSE work forward; (3) what you think will be the greatest challenge in your work; (4), and how you will address that challenge.
• Upload your video to a video sharing site such as your YouTube channel or any other publicly-visible solution. Make sure that the video is open for viewing by the general public.
• Go to the Product Application. This application will ask you for a link to your uploaded video, so make sure that you have uploaded your video prior to filling out an application.
• Upon receiving your VOI, we will review it. The VOI is an initial screening of candidates, after which we will set up your initial 15 minute interview. A second, 30 minute interview with the Founder follows the first interview. If you pass this stage, you will be invited to further negotiation, culminating in a collaboratively-written contract agreement.

Technical

Free & Tested Screencapturing Software: http://download.cnet.com/Pixetell/3000-2075_4-10974369.html

There is a 'Recruiting' playlist now on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL15BEBF1561A49596&feature=plcp

The recruiting playlist is embedded on the Recruiting Team Page: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Teams/XM_Project_Page_Prototype_Recruiting

Desirable Qualities

• Open source culture?
• Does he have maker culture?
• Skin in the game? Build tools vs use tools. Summer Vacation. Etc.
• Volunteer or paid?
• Could they live on site?
• Do they have project management experience?
• Agile experience?
• Design?
• CAD?
• Video or NLE?
• Journalism?
• Organizing-literate and can use the phone?

Links to Interviews

Introduction Video

See Recruiting playlist on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL15BEBF1561A49596&feature=view_all