<!-- YAML-SNAPSHOT:START --> | Key | Value | | --- | ----- | | **id** | OCL-protocol-project | | **name** | Labs Project Protocol | | **description** | The official process for proposing, reviewing, and approving new projects for the DAO to undertake. | | **initializationEvent** | A member submits a [[Labs Project Specification]] for a new project. | | **associatedRoles** | [[Labs Coordinator]] | | **relatedMembranes** | [[Labs Manager Council]] | | **stages** | Prospect, Proposed, Planning, Active, Acceptance, Paused, Reflecting, Complete, Cancelled, Declined | <!-- YAML-SNAPSHOT:END --> This protocol provides a structured pathway for new ideas to become official OpenCivics Labs projects. - All collaborative efforts within the Labs are nested within _projects_ - There’s two types of projects: _internal_ and _external_. - _Internal_ projects are focused on developing the capacity of the Labs to operate. - _External_ projects are focused on supporting the capacity of others to operate. - Labs members propose projects that undergo a _project review process_. - Approved projects progress in the _project lifecycle_. **Project Metadata** - Project Name: … - Project Code: … - Project Phase: … - Project Type: … - Project Coordinator(s): … - Project Partners: … - Project Participants: … - Project Partners: … **Evaluation Criteria** The Project is: - led by a [[Labs Coordinator]] that is a [[Labs Practitioner]] - adequately resourced (quotatron & pricing sheet) - time/scope bound - reasonably risky - contributing towards creating open civic innovation ![[IMG_20250802152405.png]] | | | |---|---| |Prospect|A project opportunity captured in a [📄Project Specification / TEMPLATE](https://www.notion.so/Project-Specification-TEMPLATE-74411d538b4a4078b98a27820a3f7ea5?pvs=21)| |Proposed|A project submitted for review via| |Planning|A [📄Project Plan / TEMPLATE](https://www.notion.so/Project-Plan-TEMPLATE-11706d2570f280c79e29ea7751b6c6ec?pvs=21) is completed for a project| |Active|A project that is currently active, maintains [📊Project Financial Records / TEMPLATE](https://www.notion.so/Project-Financial-Records-TEMPLATE-10006d2570f28095870bfb2c032fbf43?pvs=21)| |Acceptance|A project proposed as completed, to be agreed by project participants & partners| |Paused|A project is that is not currently in any of the phases| |Reflecting|A project that is completing a [📄Project Retrospective / TEMPLATE](https://www.notion.so/Project-Retrospective-TEMPLATE-11706d2570f280f79486f6d973befc10?pvs=21)| |Complete|A project that is no longer active, that has been completed| |Cancelled|A project that has stopped before it completed| |Declined|A project that has not been approved to proceed|