Open Source Program Office Case Study Guidelines

The TODO OSPO Case Study initiative features real-world use cases and the impact OSPO Programs and open source are having on an organization. OSPO Use Cases build narratives around open source organization’s journey that includes Open Source Program Office highlighted activities, organizational structure, best practices, goals, and success stories, showcasing rganizations as leaders in the OSPO and open source management ecosystem.

Requirements

Who can be featured in an OSPO Case Study?

As a rule, OSPO case studies feature:

Private and public organizations running an OSPO or an open source initiative
TODO Members

All case studies must demonstrate at least one tangible business impact of OSPOs or open source management within the organization and/or the open source ecosystem. Examples from published case studies include:

Compliance, legal, and developer education
Evangelizing Open Source Culture and Usage
Hosting Open Source Projects
Growing Open Source Communities
Improving leadership and becoming a decision-making partner
OSPO or Open Source management Best practices (e.g tooling, documentation, etc)

OSPO Case Study Process

OSPO case studies follow a self-service model with editorial support and guidance provided by TODO Group and the Linux Foundation.

The self-service follows a five-step process:

1. Proposal

Organizations submit a case study proposal via a Github Issue form

IMPORTANT: This form is still in work in progress. Meanwhile, interested participants, please open an issue using the ‘use case’ tag providing a description.

2. Review

TODO steering committee team reviews proposal within 30 working days
If the proposal meets the criteria, the TODO PM sends a case study pack to the contact info provided
If the proposal doesn’t meet the criteria, TODO Program Manager will provide feedback and the organization is invited to resubmit.

3. Creation

Primary contact writes a case study following the required style documented in the case study pack

4. Editing

TODO Group reviews the case study and makes any necessary edits as suggestions
Edits are based on the style guide.
Primary contact is welcome to make further edits or additions to the case study
Primary contact confirms when the draft is final and manages any approval processes

5. Publishing

TODO and LF prepare the case study for publication
Primary Contact will receive a preview link, to view the case study before it goes live.
Case Study is published to todogroup.org and OSPO guide
Promotion cycle begins

6. Promotion

Case studies are published on todogorup.org. TODO Group and LF market the case studies online, through social media, blog promotion, and the TODO OSPO newsletter.