# Working in the open at cLabs: milestone kickoff **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [July 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943 "2022-07-12T16:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yerdua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/yerdua/32/7122_2.png) [@yerdua](https://forum.celo.org/u/yerdua)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943/1 "2022-07-12T16:45:18Z")
Hey, this is Audrey, one of the engineering leads at cLabs. Today, I’m announcing a new effort towards working in the open, in which each of the engineering teams will regularly share what they’re working on and why it’s important. Internally, we’re working in milestones of about 6 weeks (though, this first one is slightly shorter at 4.5 weeks). A milestone begins with planning, which is followed by several weeks of implementation, and then reflecting on it all before starting again. The first milestone begins on July 18. Over the next couple days, you can expect to get a glimpse into what the cLabs engineering teams are up to, and what they’re thinking about. At the end of the milestone, we’ll share our progress and what we’ve learned. It’s our hope that by talking about our work in this open forum, we’ll foster more connection among the humans building on Celo (inside and outside of cLabs), discover opportunities for collaboration, and deepen our collective understanding of what we’re working on together. So, if a team’s work catches your interest, please chime in! I’ll keep this thread updated with the team’s posts as they roll in. Team posts: - [Milestone Kickoff: Identity Team 🔖](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-identity-team/3944) - [Milestone Kickoff: Applications & Payments](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-applications-payments/3948) - [Milestone Kickoff: Data Services](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-data-services/3949) - [Milestone Kickoff: Yield](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-yield/3953) - [Milestone Kickoff: Oracles and Issuances](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-oracles-and-issuances/3952) - [Milestone kickoff: Blockchain & Cryptography](https://forum.celo.org/t/milestone-kickoff-blockchain-cryptography/4043) ---
**Author:** ![williamle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@williamle](https://forum.celo.org/u/williamle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943/2 "2022-08-09T20:34:53Z")
Love the initiative and move toward transparency. Thanks for doing this. ---
**Author:** ![annaalexa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/annaalexa/32/8148_2.png) [@annaalexa](https://forum.celo.org/u/annaalexa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943/3 "2022-08-09T21:19:41Z")
This is amazing! Also noticed that cLabs have a lot milestone kickoffs and encourage everyone to check out this section [Developers - Celo Forum](https://forum.celo.org/c/developers/32) ---
**Author:** ![jason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/jason/32/490_2.png) [@jason](https://forum.celo.org/u/jason)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943/4 "2022-08-09T21:21:15Z")
thanks for the update, Audrey ---
**Author:** ![MilaRioja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.celo.org/milarioja/32/7626_2.png) [@MilaRioja](https://forum.celo.org/u/MilaRioja)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.celo.org/t/working-in-the-open-at-clabs-milestone-kickoff/3943/5 "2022-08-10T16:09:19Z")
Thats great visibility you are bringing. I also like to see the themes chosen.