Vision and Mission

Vision

We envision a future where our target projects⁽¹⁾

• are run efficiently,
• fulfill their purposes, and
• leave a positive social and ethical footprint.

This vision is desirable to us because improving projects helps improve our world.

Mission

To achieve our vision, we develop and maintain management modules for the project ecosystem⁽²⁾. The modules should be

• Realistic, yet ambitious, but not idealistic
• Open⁽³⁾
• Minimalist⁽⁴⁾
• Modular⁽⁵⁾

The supporting context of the modules should be

• inclusive and non-discriminatory, and
• driven by voluntary community contributions rather than commercial transactions.

Definitions

The following are the definitions of the special phrases used in the vision and mission statements:

1. Our target projects: On the one hand, it’s not realistic to target all projects, and on the other hand, the dominant project types shouldn’t make us forget the diversity of project types. Therefore,
   • our primary target is all projects that are
     • not exceptional and
     • not considered trivial by their owners.
   • This target group includes a wide range of projects, such as
     • technical, scientific, educational, cultural, artistic, humanitarian, recreational, …,
     • simple and complex,
     • internal and external,
     • large and small,
     • commercial and non-commercial,
     • Etc.
2. Project ecosystem: The project ecosystem includes the 5 management layers defined in OMIMO’s landscape, as well as general management concepts surrounding them:
   • Layer-specific modules
     • Layer 5: Portfolio management
     • Layer 4: Program management
     • Layer 3: Project management
     • Layer 2: Team management
     • Layer 1: Task management
   • Cross-layer modules
     • decision making and critical thinking
     • conflict resolution
     • facilitation
     • Etc.
3. Open: All first-party OMIMO resources will be provided with a Creative Commons license (usually Creative Commons Attribution). This means that they respect the freedoms of the users and don’t limit them by copyright restrictions. Legally, the rights granted to the users are permanent and cannot be revoked in the future.
4. Minimalist: All modules will focus on the essentials instead of becoming bloated by trying to cover all possible aspects. This keeps the modules small and easy to learn, use, and teach.
5. Modular: All modules will be designed with clear, minimal interfaces and allow users to easily combine them with OMIMO and non-OMIMO modules. This respects user freedom by avoiding vendor lock-in.

Meta

The vision and mission described on this page are created to make us more conscious of where we want to go and how we want to reach there, and ensure that we won’t forget them along the way. It’s also a mechanism for increasing transparency.

The vision and mission were first drafted on May 2024, and after being reviewed by the community, their first version was published on _______. We don’t expect many changes to them after the first finalized version is published, but they can be adjusted as we learn more in our journey.

If you have any comments about this vision and mission, email them to us: info@omimo.org