User talk:Mrtezza

SFMP - Secret Friday Morning Project
This concept has been seen in larger software teams (CSIRO1, AuScope2), and even in smaller teams, but is also applicable to other business practice.

It is both: And
 * The freedom to operate beyond the current project bounds, and into the 'good of the organisation'
 * The time to invest into developing ideas which are not yet part of projects.

When you combine the 'freedom' with the 'time' you have created the chance for innovation.

Source
Unknown.

Concept exists in many forms within business - this is just a name which has been associated with it.

Justification
SFMP (Secret Friday Morning Project) relies on staff taking this opportunity, it can not be forced, and the time is not normally questioned. The cost to the organisation becomes a 10% project overhead, BUT the value of good innovation can easily be measured by a metric. The SFMP now becomes a gamble based on the perceived risk/rewards which organisational leaders can take.

Examples
Some SFMP innovation ideas which grew into known projects include:
 * GeoSciML: http://www.cgi-iugs.org/tech_collaboration/geosciml.html
 * SeeGRID Community: https://www.seegrid.csiro.au/wiki/bin/view
 * FullMoon: http://projects.arcs.org.au/trac/fullmoon/wiki/FullMoon