Hi all,
I am writing to you Catalyst project leads and hope that you can share this information with the rest of your team. As we are nearing TM Forum Live! Nice 2017, I thought it was important to share the necessary next steps to make your Catalyst project as successful as project leads. In the coming weeks, I will send weekly emails that highlight certain areas that the projects should be focusing on. This initial email is a bit long, but that is only to showcase the breadth of milestones that need to be completed to ensure a successful project :
Project Charters
- These are legal documents that are REQUIRED by every project to be completed by the first week of April
- We have formatted the charters so that they resemble the submission forms from your initial proposal
- We have also copy/pasted information from your submission form directly into the charters so that the information that you have to provide is limited and will require less time to complete
- The charters will be located in your Confluence Space in the next couple of days (if you are ‘Watching’ your Space, you will receive an email notification)
API Evaluation
- This is only applicable to certain projects that deal with TM Forum Open APIs
- If your project qualifies, you will see a Catalyst API Evaluation link in the left sidebar of your Catalyst Space
- Clicking on that side link will provide you with specific instructions on how to determine the best use of TMF APIs to use in your project
- Please complete the evaluation by April 7, 2017
- Contact [email protected] if you have any questions
CurateFx
- This is a replacement for the B2B2X tool developed by the B2B2X team
- As Catalyst members you get free access to this interactive program that helps you map out the ecosystem of your project
- More information is located here: https://youtu.be/lcqjS6BmdRA
- You should have all received information on how to register- if you have not received that, please let me know
Registering for Passes
- Once your Catalyst contract has been signed, you should have been contacted to received your 2 complimentary Exhibitor passes
- If you or anyone from your team has not been contacted, and their contract has been signed and returned, please let me know
Marketing Logo/Company Description
- In order to properly market your company’s involvement we need a company logo from everyone in your team (in both jpg and eps format)
- Please send any updates to me as soon as possible
Expo Hours
- It is imperative that there is always at least one project member at your booth when the expo hall is open to present the project to passing delegates
- The expo is open from:
- Monday: 9:00am-5:30pm
- Tuesday: 9:00am (keynotes)-5:30pm
- Wednesday: 9:00am-5:30pm
- Thursday: 9:00am-12:00pm
- Your setup day is Sunday, May 14 and that is when you should head over to the Acropolis, located your project booth and make sure that your demo works as it should
- I will be on site for any assistance you may need
- If you think you will need special a/v equipment, please let me know by March 31
- I have attached the project milestones to this email
- It goes into detail about the types of presentations required, when they are due and what part of the project the refer to
- If you are unclear about any of these milestones, please let me know
- I have also attached the Catalyst Brochure that I used to present during Action Week as it goes into detail about what makes a good project, what makes a successful project, etc.
- Please share this document with anyone you think would be interested in learning more about the Catalyst Program
Apologies again for the long email, but please let me know if you have any questions!