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OWASP is a volunteer based organization, and anyone can take on any task that they think is appropriate.
However there have been problems that have proved somewhat tricky for individuals to address - task Forces are an experiment to try to solve some of these problems.
The principles behind task forces:
* They should address a single task
* They can include OWASP employees and/or board members, but dont have to
* They should include at least one experienced OWASP contributor
* They should be self managing - its up to each task force to agree how they will work
* They should take and publish minutes of all meetings on the OWASP wiki
* There will be a fixed time for them to achieve their goal, to be agreed in the first meeting, after that they fold (although reasonable extensions are allowed)
* They should have clear and achievable goals
* Anyone can propose a new task force, not just employees or board members
* Anyone can join a task force, although there probably should be some sensible minimum and maximum limits
* They dont actually have any additional 'powers' - they are just a group of people focused on solving a specific problem
* They can be allocated funds by the board but they can also request funds, just like any volunteer
* They should focus on getting the task done, and not become a bureaucratic mess ;)
The currently active task forces are:
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|-
! scope="col" | Name and link<br>
! scope="col" | Proposed by<br>
! scope="col" | Proposed date<br>
! scope="col" | Formed date<br>
! scope="col" | Complete by<br>
! scope="col" | Status<br>
|-
| [https://www.owasp.org/index.php?title=TaskForceHomePage Home Page Task Force]<br>
| [[User:Simon Bennetts|Simon Bennetts]] <br>
| 2014/04/05 <br>
| 2014/04/07 <br>
| TBA <br>
| Scoping <br>
|}