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Announcing the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Definition

The TODO Group is over 5 years old and as an organization has brought together the brightest in the field of open source program management. We have produced a variety of open source program management guides, tools, surveys and even an awesome list to advance the practice. Today, we are formalizing our definition of what an open source program office (colloquially an OSPO) is based on our years of experience and to ensure we have a common lexicon in the industry when we describe open source programs:

Open Source Program Management 2020 Survey Results

The TODO Group is happy to announce the third annual Open Source Program Management Survey results that examines the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among the Global Fortune 2000, including the key benefits and barriers to adoption. We have open sourced all of our survey results and graphics. Key findings include: Use of open source remains stable, and a new generation of companies are increasing their engagement with open source communities.

TODO at Open Source Summit North America

At Open Source Summit North America, the TODO Group will lead a virtual track featuring a variety of talks dedicated to open source program management: Listed below are the talks from the TODO track at OSSNA: Monday, June 20 2020 Trends in Enterprise Open Source Programs - Alex Williams, The New Stack Building a Secure, Efficient, Compliance OSS Supplychain at Scale - Tan Zhongyi (Jerry Tan), Baidu C in CRM Stands for Community: The DevRel Way - Ana Jimenez Santamaria, Bitergia Growing Participation in Your Company’s OSS Projects - Dawn Foster, VMware Growing Sustainable Contributions Through Ambassador Networks - Alison Yu, Indeed & Shilla Saebi, Comcast How (And Why) to Identify Your Critical OSS Dependencies - Julia Ferraioli, Google How to Grow Your Open Source Project and Become an Umbrella Project - John Mertic, The Linux Foundation Intelligent Open Source - Daniel Izquierdo, Bitergia & Jim Jagielski, Uber *Open Source on Purpose: Strategy, Process and Tools to Succeed - Kevin Nelson & Ben Woodring, UnitedHealth Group/Optum BoF: The CHAOSS Project: Answering Specialized Questions About Community Health and Sustainability at Scale - Sean P.

Open Source Program Management 2019 Survey Results

The TODO Group is happy to announce the second annual Open Source Program Management Survey results that examines the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among the Global Fortune 2000, including the key benefits and barriers to adoption. We have open sourced all of our survey results and graphics. Key findings include: Adoption of open source programs and initiatives is widespread and goes beyond early adopters. More than half (52%) of the 2,700 study participants either have a formal or informal program or their company is planning to create one, which is one percentage point less than last year.

TODO at Open Source Summit Europe

At Open Source Summit Europe, the TODO Group will lead a track featuring a variety of talks dedicated to open source program management: Listed below are the talks from the TODO track at OSSEU: Monday, October 28 Sustaining Global Public Goods - OSS for Social Good - Heath Arensen, UN Foundation Open Source Center Trends in Open Source Program Management from the 2019 TODO Group Survey - Alex Williams, The New Stack Panel Discussion: What’s Essential in an OSS Project Launch Playbook?

TODO at Open Source Summit North America

At Open Source Summit North America, the TODO Group will lead a track featuring a variety of talks dedicated to open source program management: Listed below are the talks from the TODO track at OSSNA: Wednesday, August 21 Metrics - When One Size Doesn’t Fit All - Carsten Jacobsen, Uber Technologies Inc. & Manrique Lopez, Bitergia The Developer Goodie Bag - Carsten Jacobsen, Uber Technologies Inc. Shifting Incentives in Open Source Participation - Craig Northway, Qualcomm Technologies Inc Navigating the Interface Between Open and Closed Source Software - Craig Peters & Lachlan Evenson, Microsoft Your Company Cares About Open Source Sustainability.

Open Source Program Case Studies: Uber

Our Open Source Program Guides cover case studies from the industries leading open source programs. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook, Microsoft, Red Hat and Salesforce, SAP, this month we’re happy to add the Uber open source program (OSPO): Uber Uber is one of the best-known disruptors in the digital age. Its business model famously separated transportation services from the traditional underlying infrastructure with an app-based model offering on-demand and multimodal options.

Open Source Program Case Studies: Uber

Our Open Source Program Guides cover case studies from the industries leading open source programs. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook, Microsoft, Red Hat and Salesforce, SAP, this month we’re happy to add the Uber open source program (OSPO): Uber Uber is one of the best-known disruptors in the digital age. Its business model famously separated transportation services from the traditional underlying infrastructure with an app-based model offering on-demand and multimodal options.

Open Source Program Case Studies: SAP

Our Open Source Program Guides cover case studies from the industries leading open source programs. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook, Microsoft, Red Hat and Salesforce, this month we’re happy to add the SAP open source program (OSPO): SAP SAP has been working with open source for decades and has now established an open source program office (OSPO) to further formalize the coordination of its open source activities and expand its engagement with the open source communities.

Open Source Program Management 2018 Survey Results

The TODO Group is thrilled to announce the first Open Source Program Management Survey for 2018 (in partnership with The New Stack) that examines the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among the Global Fortune 2000, including the key benefits and barriers to adoption. We have open sourced all of our survey results and graphics. Key findings include: Open source use has become commonplace among tech and non-tech companies alike with 72% of companies frequently using open source for non-commercial or internal reasons and 55% using open source for commercial products.