TaskForces

OWASP is a volunteer based organization, and anyone can take on any task that they think is appropriate.

However there have been problems that have proved somewhat tricky for individuals to address - task Forces are an experiment to try to solve some of these problems.

The principles behind task forces:

• They should address a single task
• They can include OWASP employees and/or board members, but dont have to
• They should include at least one experienced OWASP contributor
• They should be self managing - its up to each task force to agree how they will work
• They should take and publish minutes of all meetings on the OWASP wiki
• There will be a fixed time for them to achieve their goal, to be agreed in the first meeting, after that they fold (although reasonable extensions are allowed)
• They should have clear and achievable goals
• Anyone can propose a new task force, not just employees or board members
• Anyone can join a task force, although there probably should be some sensible minimum and maximum limits
• They dont actually have any additional 'powers' - they are just a group of people focused on solving a specific problem
• They can be allocated funds by the board but they can also request funds, just like any volunteer
• They should focus on getting the task done, and not become a bureaucratic mess ;)

The currently active task forces are:

Name and link	Proposed by	Proposed date	Formed date	Complete by	Status
Home Page Task Force	Simon Bennetts	2014/04/05	2014/04/07	TBA	Scoping