:title: Planning Process
:description: The open source planning process for the Deis project used to define the roadmap and its execution.

.. _planning:

Planning Process
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Deis features a lightweight process that emphasizes openness and ensures every community member can be an integral part of planning for the future.

The Role of Maintainers
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`Maintainers`_ lead the project. Their duties include proposing the Roadmap, reviewing and integrating contributions and maintaining the vision of the project.

Open Roadmap
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The :ref:`roadmap` is a community document. While Maintainers propose the Roadmap, it gets discussed and refined in Release Planning Meetings.

Contributing to the Roadmap
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Proposals and issues can be opened by anyone. Every member of the :ref:`community` is welcome to participate in the discussion by providing feedback and/or offering counter-proposals.

Release Milestones
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The Roadmap gets delivered progressively via the :ref:`release_schedule`.  Releases are defined during Release Planning Meetings and managed using GitHub Milestones which track specific deliverables and work-in-progress.

Release Planning Meetings
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Major decisions affecting the Roadmap are discussed during Release Planning Meetings on the first Thursday of each month, aligned with the :ref:`release_schedule`.

Release Planning Meetings are open to the public with access coordinated via the #deis IRC channel on Freenode.

Credits
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Thanks to `Amy Lindburg`_ and our friends at `Docker`_ for their inspiration.

.. _`Amy Lindburg`: https://twitter.com/amylindburg
.. _`Docker`: https://www.docker.com/
.. _`Maintainers`: https://github.com/deis/deis/blob/master/MAINTAINERS.md