Template:Recommended Steps to Participate for Outreach Programs Mentors

During the program

 * 1) Set development & communication plans with your mentee.
 * 2) Aim to get a Minimum Viable Product out the door. Fine-tune plans as needed.
 * 3) Encourage them to participate in the community bonding period following our guidelines.
 * 4) Require your mentee to release soon, release often, and submit weekly reports.
 * 5) Submit timely project evaluations to organization administrators.
 * 6) Before the program ends, make sure to document any open tasks, file known bugs or merge left over code.

After the program

 * 1) Share your conclusions of the project in communication channels, wherever appropriate.
 * 2) Suggest or help with any improvements of our outreach program guides.
 * 3) Communicate to organization administrators any lessons learned.
 * 4) Recommend next steps to your mentee in the current project or wherever you think they might fit in our community.