Talk Intermediate

The Plane Story: Building the Fastest-Growing Open Source Continuum Project

Approved

Session Description

This talk focuses on the Plane’s journey from FOSS to COSS. Alongside we will walk through

technical journey and architectural evolution of Plane, a fast-growing open-source project

management platform. It emphasizes:

● The key engineering and design choices that enabled Plane to scale rapidly

● The development of the Open Continuum model — a new, sustainable approach to

building open-source products

● The creation and intent behind OpenWorkLang, an open schema for organizing work

data across tools

● Insights into building community-driven, modular open infrastructure

The talk is about the journey of Plane, learning on the way and technical decisions made. It

avoids any sales or marketing narrative. It is designed for contributors, maintainers, and

entrepreneurs in the FOSS space.

Introducing a FOSS project or a new version of a popular project

Story of a FOSS project - from inception to growth

VP, Product and Developer Relationships, Plane | Plane Inc

Passionate about my work, if I'm still engaged in it.
20+ yrs of rich Industry experience working on tech products in both startups and large organizations
Executed programs across US, India and EMEA, with 200+ engineers, 12+ teams, across BUs
Experience working with high tolerance for ambiguity and complexity in resource constrained environments
Organized and executed monthly, quarterly updates on KPIs and OKRs to the Executive team
Proven track record on process Implementations, applied data-driven Optimization and Automation
Designed & created my own Program Tracker to track initiatives that contribute to long-term operational excellence, ensuring clear visibility on milestones and identify bottlenecks faster
Managed budgets for 200+ member organizations

IndiaFOSS dry run. Approved. https://fossunited.org/c/indiafoss/2025/cfp/boocbausds

Reviewer #1 Approved