## 2023Q4 ### O1: Create early learning journey content for beginners to Grafana Labs. (40%) - [ ] Create a roadmap for an Introduction to Grafana Labs video series and present it to the team for feedback. - [ ] Script and release a video overview of the entire Grafana Labs stack: [[Open source observability explained - the Grafana Labs stack]] - [x] Continue with Grafana Office Hours livestream series. - [x] [[GOH 18 - Combining frontend and backend performance with John Hill]] - [x] [[GOH 19 - Load testing on Kubernetes with k6 Private Load Zones]] - [x] [[GOH 20 - TestContainers with Manuel de la Peña]] - [x] [[GOH 21 - Grafana Agent Flow mode]] - [ ] [[GOH 22 - How to get started with Tempo with Joe Elliot]] - [ ] Create 5 video shorts for YouTube - [x] [[Short - An alternative to YAML with Grafana Agent flow mode]]. - [ ] What is Loki - [ ] What is Grafana - [ ] What is Tempo - [ ] What is Mimir - [x] Make a contribution to docs for Grafana Agent. ### O2: Create content to tie in the whole of the Grafana Labs stack together. (20%) - [ ] Write a blog post convincing testers to expand into observability and SRE or get left behind. - [ ] Write a document/blog post around "continuous reliability" and why I think it's better language than saying Grafana Labs is an "observabilty platform". ### O3: Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members. (10%) - [x] Attend interviews for Developer Advocate position. - GP, GW %%[[Grant Pinkos]]]], [[Gertrude Chilufya Westrin]]%% - [x] Attend interviews for Senior Community Manager position. - LL, AW, JM, JB %%[[Lori Lorusso]], [[Amanda Wagner]], [[Jay Miller]], [[Joe Brockmeier]] %% ### O4: Continue to create thought leadership content for the Grafana community. (30%) - [x] Speak at conferences and events: [[Agile Testing Days - Adobo & Avocados - Intersectionality in Tech and DevRel]] - [x] [Identify conferences](https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/system/project/2024+Presentations#Conferences) to attend next year. - [ ] Write [abstracts](https://notes.nicolevanderhoeven.com/system/project/2024+Presentations#Talks) for the next year. - [x] *Flirting with risk: A playbook for continuous reliability* - [ ] *Watching the watchers: How we do continuous reliability at Grafana Labs* - [ ] *The psychology of impatience* - [x] *Trust but verify: the SRE's testing toolkit* - [x] *Cartography of the deep: distributed tracing for testing* - [x] Continue Adobo & Avocados with Marie. - [x] [[A&A 19 - Becoming an accessibility advocate with Erin Crise]] - [x] [[A&A 20 - Learning about experience design with Jenna Charlton]] - [x] [[A&A 21 - Minimalism in Software Testing]] ## 2023Q3 ### O1: Stabilize Grafana Office Hours. (30%) *Big picture: Put processes into place so that Grafana Office Hours runs smoothly. Establish a regular cadence and a repurposing pipeline.* - [x] Key Result: Do weekly Office Hours livestream at a regular time every week. - [ ] Key Result: Automate the process of promoting Grafana Office Hours on Grafana socials (Twitter, LinkedIn, Meetup) as much as possible-- and [document it](https://github.com/grafana/developer-advocacy). - [x] Key Result: Create a backlog of topics to cover and prioritise them, aligning with product cycles content marketing's plans. Liaise with **Faith** and **Michelle**. - [x] Key Result: Do a Grafana on Kubernetes (and what is Kubernetes in general) episode with **Usman**. - [x] Key Result: Do a Grafana Play episode with **Matt**. ### O2: Revitalize the Grafana YouTube channel. (30%) *Big picture: Optimize the channel for what's already out there, and then start filling in the gaps with new content.* - [x] Key Result: Come up with a plan for low-hanging fruit to tackle and socialize it with those from the video offsite. - [ ] Key Result: Consolidate tools we're using with **Collins Pace**. - [x] Key Result: Create playlists (one for each product) and layout the main page to promote clarity. - [x] Key Result: Move k6 channel content to the Grafana YouTube channel. - [x] Key Result: Merge k6 Office Hours and Grafana Office Hours. - [x] Key Result: Continue to support kSIX News with **Leandro, Paul** and **Marie**. - [x] *(Stretch)* Key Result: Help **Leandro** start a Grafana Office Hours in Spanish. ### O3: Thing Explain the entire Grafana stack. (20%) **(collaboration with Paul)** *Big picture: Make it easier for people to understand what every project does and how they fit together.* - [ ] Key Result: Create a concise YouTube video that summarizes in an engineer-friendly way what every project is and how they fit together. (Collaborate with **Lisa** to make sure this feeds into her content.) - [x] Key Result: Deploy a sample app/environment that is instrumented with at least LGTM. - [ ] Key Result: Do a Grafana Office Hours to show off the stack and talk about how we set it up. ### O4: Continue to create thought leadership content for the Grafana community. (20%) *Big picture: Talk about things around Grafana, not just directly about our products. Engage authentically with the community while improving my personal brand.* - [x] Key Result: Prepare presentations for planned events: - [x] [TestCon Europe 2023](https://testcon.lt/) (Lithuania): *Emergent load testing: Rules for Organized Chaos* - [ ] ~~Workshop on Performance and Reliability (Chile, Uruguay): *Talk to be determined*~~ - [x] Key Result: Continue [Adobo and Avocados](https://www.youtube.com/@adoboandavocados) with **Marie**.