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The Trust and Identity Incubator is a novel way of working with new and potentially disruptive T&I topics in the GN4-3 project. The scope of the Incubator is not only on topics that focus on technical aspects, but may also include other areas around service development and improvement, such as business case development, improvements in privacy and data protection, etc. During the course of the GN4-3 project, the Incubator will run a number of sequential iterations called cycles, which typically last 6 months. For each cycle, multiple Activities are chosen during which a team focuses on a specific topic with-well defined scope and goals. Once an activity is selected for a cycle, it becomes part of the T&I Incubator Development Process. This document describes how new topics are introduced in an activity cycle and how evaluation of the topics is carried out.
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It is the role of the Incubator to engage with new, yet relevant topics in the field of Trust and Identity for the Research and Education community.
New ideas are introduced by a proposer, who describes the idea in such detail that it can be shared and understood. The Incubator provides a template for recording such new ideas. In this template the proposer is asked to describe various aspects of the idea, including:
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The Incubator collects all topic proposals in what is known as the activity pipeline. During each preparation phase for the next incubator cycle, the topics in the activity pipeline are evaluated by the Main Incubator Board (MIB). MIB representatives will evaluate and discuss the topics in the pipeline and provide feedback on their suitability and priority. The Work Package Leaders and the Incubator Task Leader will use this input to select new topics for the upcoming activity cycle.
Selected topics are then moved into the current activity cycle and the work on the activities is carried out using the T&I Incubator Development Process. During the development process, monthly intermediate results are showcased in Sprint Demos. PIs, MIBs, and other stakeholders or interested parties are welcome to join these meetings to provide feedback on the results so far.
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New topics may be proposed as described. This is an ongoing process which may happen at any time during the various phases in the Incubator.
A proposer describes a new idea for the Incubator. The idea is captured in the activity pipeline by filling in the Incubator Topic Template.
Information Gathering (APT-GET)
About two months before the start of a new Incubator Activity Cycle, the Incubator pipeline is temporarily frozen. IInformation Information on all topics in the activity pipeline is validated and, if needed, completed.
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The above roles are described in more detail in the T&I Incubator Development Process.
Following this, it is the responsibility of the PI to describe the Activity Backlog tasks, including acceptance criteria. This initial backlog is based on the activity description and shall include at least all tasks necessary to implement a minimum viable product according to the Activity’s goals.The Backlog will consist of a number of tasks that have been defined in such detail that they can be acted upon by the team directly ('stories'). The Backlog will also contain less detailed tasks that will need further definition as the sprints progress ('epics').
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