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Q: Are there clearly understood steps someone can follow to go from knowing nothing about your project to successfully contributing?
Q: Are there clearly understood steps someone can follow to go from knowing nothing about your project to successfully contributing?


A: 1. Review the information on the [[Program Management | program management wiki page]] including the active programs and projects and the way in which they're being managed.  
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# Sign up for [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla]. We do a lot of work in here.
2. Identify a program or project that interests you. You can work off of the programs and projects listed on the [[Program Management | program management wiki page]] or suggest a new initiative.
# Review the information on the [[Program Management | program management wiki page]] including the active programs and projects and the way in which they're being managed.  
 
# Identify a program or project that interests you. You can work off of the programs and projects listed on the [[Program Management | program management wiki page]] or suggest a new initiative.
3. Due to the nature of program management the team of program managers is in close contact. Get in touch with the community of program managers to introduce yourself on the [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-planning dev-planning] mailing list or on [irc://irc.mozilla.org/pm irc channel #pm].
# Due to the nature of program management the team of program managers is in close contact. Get in touch with the community of program managers to introduce yourself on the [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-planning dev-planning] mailing list or on [irc://irc.mozilla.org/pm irc channel #pm].
 
Suggestion: In addition to just documenting these steps, look for a simple 5-minute task that someone can take to get started (for example, signing up for Bugzilla if they are interested in coding) and also figure out where in the process you can add a mentor to help people.


=Establish Goals and Metrics=
=Establish Goals and Metrics=
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