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How to Use GitScrum for Open Source Project Management?
How to use GitScrum for open source project management?
GitScrum supports open source projects with contribution tracking, community workflows, and documentation. Create project for your OSS repository, configure columns for contribution workflow, use labels for issue types, track contributors via Team Standup, and document in NoteVault. Structured OSS management increases contributor retention by 40% [Source: OSS Community Health Report 2024].
OSS project setup:
- Create project - Named for repository
- Configure columns - Contribution workflow
- Add labels - Issue types, difficulty
- Create docs - CONTRIBUTING.md in NoteVault
- Set up triage - Issue processing workflow
- Track contributions - Assign and monitor
OSS workflow columns
| Column | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Triage | New issues to review |
| Accepted | Valid issues to work |
| In Progress | Being worked on |
| Review | PRs in review |
| Done | Merged/closed |
Labels for OSS projects
| Label | Purpose |
|---|---|
| good-first-issue | Newcomer friendly |
| help-wanted | Needs contributor |
| bug | Bug reports |
| feature | Feature requests |
| docs | Documentation |
| breaking | Breaking changes |
| priority-high | Urgent issues |
Documentation in NoteVault
| Document | Content |
|---|---|
| CONTRIBUTING | How to contribute |
| CODEOFCONDUCT | Community standards |
| ROADMAP | Project direction |
| ARCHITECTURE | Technical overview |
| RELEASE_PROCESS | How releases work |
Community contribution workflow
| Stage | GitScrum Actions |
|---|---|
| Issue created | Auto-column: Triage |
| Maintainer reviews | Move to Accepted or close |
| Contributor claims | Assign, move to In Progress |
| PR submitted | Move to Review |
| PR merged | Move to Done |
Maintainer workflow with Team Standup
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Daily | Check Triage column |
| Daily | Review PRs in Review column |
| Weekly | Post in Team Standup |
| Monthly | Update NoteVault roadmap |
OSS-specific labels
| Difficulty | Description |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Easy | Good first contribution |
| 🟡 Medium | Some experience needed |
| 🔴 Hard | Significant expertise |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 🐛 Bug | Something broken |
| ✨ Feature | New capability |
| 📚 Docs | Documentation |
| 🧪 Test | Testing |
Tracking contributor engagement
| Metric | How to Track |
|---|---|
| New contributors | Weekly new assignees |
| Repeat contributors | Regular Team Standup posters |
| Contribution types | Label analysis |
| Time to review | Column aging |
| Community health | Contributors chart |
OSS vs internal projects
| Aspect | OSS Project | Internal Project |
|---|---|---|
| Triage | Public issues | Team backlog |
| Contributors | Community | Employees |
| Documentation | Public guides | Internal docs |
| Labels | Difficulty levels | Sprint/priority |
| Communication | Async-heavy | Mixed |
Scaling OSS with GitScrum
| Scale | Approach |
|---|---|
| Small (1-3 maintainers) | Single project |
| Medium (4-10) | Sub-projects for components |
| Large (10+) | Multiple projects + labels |