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CHAMPIONS

MVPs Program

Champions Program

About the Program

Among the thousands of developers who use OutSystems every day, there are truly passionate tech experts who contribute to the community regularly, both online and offline and evangelize the product every chance they get.

The OutSystems Most Valuable Professionals Program recognizes these valuable experts and introduces them to the OutSystems ecosystem of partners and customers as the elite developers in the market. The program also aims to empower these developers to unlock their potential and increase their expertise on the platform, giving them the tools to master all versions of the platform.

Meet our MVPs

Nomination process

MVPs are chosen through nominations and referrals done by the community. This means that there are no applications and self-nominations are not considered for the process.

The nomination process opens once a year, during September, and every community member is welcome to participate and recommend their peers.

All nominations will be reviewed by the OutSystems Community team, and a select number of candidates will be interviewed to understand their motivations and technical expertise.

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for the MVP program, the candidate must have the following requirements:

Proven consistent activity and collaboration in the OutSystems community:
- 2 speaking sessions
- 2 blog posts
- 2 new Forge components
- 30 solutions in Forums
Have used OutSystems for more than 3 years
Be a Certified Professional Developer

For now, nominations are closed.

Who is it for

The most exceptional developers in the OutSystems Community whose advanced expertise, technical experience, and helpful contributions are recognized in the entire ecosystem, including customers, partners, and the OutSystems team.

Benefits you will receive

Early Access

Privileged access to OutSystems roadmap and release notes

Exclusive channel

Access to a restricted Slack workspace to communicate with OutSystems teams

Extra community permissions

Special online community moderator status

Certifications

Free certification vouchers and training

Swag

Special goodies designed specifically for MVPs

Recognition

Public visibility in the community and at OutSystems events

How MVPs contribute

Product feedback

Represent the voice of the community, by sharing insights, pain points and improvements with the Product and Engineering teams

Product evangelizing

Advocate for OutSystems within customers, as well as showcase the potential of the product with other tech communities and developers

Community moderation

Help maintain the community a safe, fun, relevant and technically accurate space for all OutSystems developers

Community activity

Actively participate in the various community initiatives and activities, such as the Forums, the Forge, the User Groups, through technical documentation, etc.

Mentorship

Provide guidance and support to new/more junior community members

FAQs

What are the eligibility criteria to be selected as an MVP?

To be considered for the MVP program, the candidate must have the following requirements:

Proven consistent activity and collaboration in the OutSystems community:
- 2 speaking sessions
- 2 blog posts
- 2 new Forge components
- 30 solutions in Forums
Have used OutSystems for more than 3 years
Be a Certified Professional Developer

How does the selection process work?

Each nomination will be reviewed by the OutSystems Community team and it will be screened according to the eligibility criteria.

If the candidate does not fulfill the requirements for the program, they will not be part of the shortlist of people to be interviewed.

If they check all the defined criteria during the screening process, they will be invited to a set of interviews with the Developer Relations team and a council of OutSystems Product and Engineering experts. These interviews will focus mainly on understanding the candidate’s technical expertise, past experience with OutSystems and how they can bring value to the current collaboration between the MVP group and OutSystems teams.

After the interviews, the OutSystems Community team will analyze all the assessments collected and decide whether they will be invited to join the program or not.

What is the difference between the Champions program and the MVP program?

The major differences between both programs:

The MVPs are more focused on the product, by maintaining a close relationship with product and engineering teams, providing feedback and improvement points while liaising with various stakeholders, while Champions will be more focused on the community, incentivizing community members to participate and be more active, helping their peers and growing their local OutSystems ecosystem
The MVPs are a restricted, small and exclusive group, while the Champions are an extended group of community members that will continuously grow
The MVP program is focused on exquisite technical expertise, awarding the title to highly qualified experts in the community, while the Champions program is not focused on any specific type of background because different types of contributions require different skill sets
MVPs need to guarantee they respect and follow the metrics for contributions to maintain their award, but Champions will not have specific targets they need to meet regarding their contributions
All MVPs are under NDAs because they access a lot of privileged information from OutSystems, whereas no Champion will be under any sort of NDA
MVPs have moderator rights on the online community, but Champions do not

Is there exclusivity between other advocacy programs?

There is exclusivity between the OutSystems community advocacy programs - the MVP program and the Champions program. This means that an MVP cannot simultaneously be an Champion, and vice-versa.

However, there is no exclusivity with other advocacy programs, such as the Ambassadors program. An MVP can simultaneously be an Ambassador, and vice-versa.

There are no limitations regarding transferring from one program to another, if all eligibility criteria are met.

How long does the MVP title last for?

Is signing an NDA mandatory?

If you need more information, please contact mvp.program@outsystems.com