TODO is an open community of practitioners who aim to create and share knowledge, collaborate on practices, tools, and other ways to run successful and effective Open Source Program Offices and similar Open Source initiatives.https://todogroup.org/https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-dawn/https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-dawn/We're excited to welcome Dawn Foster as the newest TODO Group Ambassador. Dawn has been a long-standing contributor to the TODO community, helping organize OSPOlogy Live events in Europe and connecting the global OSPO community through her work with the CHAOSS Project. As a TODO Ambassador, Dawn aims to expand OSPO awareness and community engagement in the United Kingdom and across Europe by organizing local meetups, supporting OSPOlogy events, and continuing to share open source program management insights through writing and speaking.https://todogroup.org/blog/todogroup-strategic-goals-2026/https://todogroup.org/blog/todogroup-strategic-goals-2026/The TODO Group Steering Committee has published our 2026 strategic goals, building on the themes from our 2025 end-of-year review. These goals reflect the community's input and the Steering Committee's commitment to supporting TODO Group practitioners, Ambassadors, and member organizations to strengthen the impact of open source management within organizations' objectives, engaging strategically with open source ecosystems. This year, TODO Group's direction aims tofocus on three pillars: growing leadership capacity, helping OSPOs demonstrate value across AI and security, and maintaining the resources our community relies on.https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-2025/https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-2025/As 2025 wraps up, the TODO Group community continued to welcome practitioners involved in open source management in their organizations to share proven practices, build useful resources, and strengthen open source management through Open Source Program Offices across industries and regions. Below is a recap of the year’s community milestones, how TODO programs evolved, and what the Steering Committee recommends focusing on in 2026. Community Overview TODO Group is now 90+ members and growing, spanning industry, the public sector, non-profits, and academia.https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-shu/https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-shu/We’re excited to welcome Shu Muto as the newest TODO Group Ambassador. Shu has been an active contributor to the TODO community, helping expand access to OSPO knowledge in Japan through translation work and local community engagement. As a TODO Ambassador, Shu aims to continue growing open source culture and OSPO awareness in Japan by supporting local events, sharing open source program management learnings, and encouraging more contributors and organizations to engage.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-george-washington-university/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-george-washington-university/We are excited to announce that George Washington University has joined the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group as a General Member George Washington University’s Engagement with Open Source George Washington University (GW) has built a strong and intentional open source community, supported by an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) established two years ago. The OSPO has planted a clear institutional flag for all things open, spanning open source software, open access, open educational resources, open data, and open science.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-honda/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-honda/We are excited to announce that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has joined the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group as a General Member! Honda’s Engagement with Open Source Honda has been steadily advancing its open source strategy as part of its transition toward software-defined mobility. At Open Source Summit Japan 2025, Honda shared its OSPO journey and vision through a keynote titled “Honda’s OSPO Challenge: Accelerating Strategic Collaboration with the Open Source Community”, presented by Kazuo Tsubouchi, Executive Chief Engineer and Head of Honda OSPO.https://todogroup.org/blog/ipajapan-todo-member/https://todogroup.org/blog/ipajapan-todo-member/TODO Group is pleased to welcome the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) as a new General Member. IPA is a Japanese government-related organization under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Its mission includes improving Japan’s cybersecurity posture, supporting industrial digital transformation, and fostering the human talent and infrastructure needed for a “super-smart” digital society. As part of this work, IPA has become a key hub for open source promotion activities in Japan, helping organizations understand how to use, contribute to, and sustainably govern open source software.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospoconjapan2025/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospoconjapan2025/The TODO Group’s OSPOCon track at Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2025 will bring together OSPO practitioners, open source program leaders, and ecosystem partners to share concrete experiences on open source governance, compliance, and strategy. Over two days of programming in Tokyo, OSPOCon will highlight how organizations in Japan and worldwide are building and evolving Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), supporting developers, and working with communities and regulators. Sessions: Monday, December 8 Keynote Panel 11:15–11:45 JST – OSPOjp: Ways To Level Up OSPO Stages With Knowledge and Strategies From Local Meetup Japanhttps://todogroup.org/blog/sc-election-results-2025/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-election-results-2025/The TODO Group is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Steering Committee election, selecting members who will serve from 2026 to 2028. Please join us in welcoming the new members who will join the Steering Committee on January 1, 2026. Ashley Wolf Director of GitHub’s Open Source Programs Office Over the past year, Ashley has seen how the group’s guides, the OSPO Book, AMAs, and community calls help organizations at very different stages of maturity learn from each other and avoid reinventing the wheel.https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-11-13-ospo-roadshow-midea/https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-11-13-ospo-roadshow-midea/Introduction As part of the OSPO Roadshow initiated by the Linux Foundation APAC OSPO SIG, we have been visiting various companies across China since 2021 — including China Mobile Research Institute, Red Hat China, Didi, ZTE, and GitLab China — to share and exchange experiences about open source and enterprise collaboration. In 2024, this community activity officially became part of the TODO Group China Chapter, further strengthening collaboration among local OSPOs.https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-elections-2026/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-elections-2026/The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to open source management and engagement within organizations and to create tools and educational materials that promote best practices. We are excited to introduce the 2026 Steering Committee (SC) candidates. Get to know who’s running, what they bring to the table, and their vision for TODO’s future. 2026 Election Format This year’s election will include three elected seats and one appointed seat.https://todogroup.org/blog/ipa-todo-ospo-workshop/https://todogroup.org/blog/ipa-todo-ospo-workshop/On October 2, 2025, Japan’s Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), a government agency operated under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, hosted a public briefing for its upcoming “OSPO Level-1” corporate workshop, delivered in cooperation with the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group. The session explained how organizations in Japan can get started to establish open source governance bodies in their organization and how IPA will support both internal divisions and Japanese organizations on that journey.https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-nominations-2026/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-nominations-2026/The 2026 Steering Committee (SC) Elections will take place in October 2025. We are now officially opening the call for candidates until October 10, 2025. Submit your application What is the role of the Steering Committee? In TODO, it is the community that shapes project initiatives. The Steering Committee exists to support the community by helping drive progress. They serve by ensuring that TODO’s strategic goals are aligned with the mission, that these goals are met, and that community voices are heard.https://todogroup.org/blog/industry-academic-ospo/https://todogroup.org/blog/industry-academic-ospo/This summary is based on the panel discussion “Open Source and Academic Collaboration: How OSPOs Make It Work” recorded at an Open Source Summit. This panel continued a discussion started at a previous OSSummit, and the group hoped to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for university–industry collaboration around open source. Motivations from Industry Leslie Hawthorne of Red Hat explained that her company has a long history of working with academic institutions on open-source projects because it helps with talent development and product adoption.https://todogroup.org/blog/oss-and-ai-ospo-role/https://todogroup.org/blog/oss-and-ai-ospo-role/This is a summary post from the BoF session that took place during an Open Source Summit and explores how Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) handle the intersection of AI, compliance, and community building. Ashley Wolf, David Hirsch, Natalie Vlatko, Sachin Bhaka, and Ana Jiménez Santamaría at BoF session – open source in AI: Where OSPOs make it Work Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Senior Project Manager at the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group and PyTorch Foundation, opened the session by sharing key insights from the latest studies on open source management.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-group-at-kcd-colombia/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-group-at-kcd-colombia/The TODO Group members from Mercado Libre and Cuemby OSPO participated in KCD Colombia 2025 🇨🇴, showcasing how OSPO practices can enable sustainable Cloud Native adoption at one of the most relevant Cloud Native community events in the region. TODO OSPO Ambassadors Fernando and Ángel facilitated an OSPOlogy LATAM session as part of the event program. The mission of OSPOlogyLive LATAM is to encourage the promotion and adoption of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) within organizations across Latin America, including Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and more.https://todogroup.org/blog/swedish-ospo-workshop-sep-30-summary/https://todogroup.org/blog/swedish-ospo-workshop-sep-30-summary/On September 30, TODO Group Ambassador and member Alin Jerpelea was one of the organizers of the 7th Swedish OSPO Network Workshop, focusing on Open Source Intake. A total of 35 participants from across the industry and the public sector came together to dive into the practical aspects of open source intake—from compliance and sustainability to tooling. This post captures some of the key takeaways from Alin: Tools an Data No single tool does it all—legal, security, community, quality… each area has its own needs.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-at-osseu-2025/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-at-osseu-2025/Next week at OSSummit Europe, several TODO members will be leading activities on AI prompting and workflows for OSPO, open source strategy, project health analytics and metrics, security management, compliance automation, and more. Here is an overview of the on-site activities happening Monday, August 25 11:20 CEST | The State of OSPOs and OSS Management 2025 Research Findings – Ana Jiménez Santamaría (Linux Foundation) 13:30 CEST | Panel: Open Source as a Path for a Competitive Automotive Industry – Philipp Ahmann (Etas GmbH), Masato Endo (Toyota), Carl-Eric Mols (Volvo Cars), Julian Schregle (Mercedes-Benz)https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-pdf-version/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-pdf-version/The TODO Group, in collaboration with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, is thrilled to announce that the OSPO Book is now available for download as a PDF, and will be available in print at OSSummit Europe this August! Whether your organization is using, contributing to, or building open source software, this book is designed to help your organization strategically manage open source operations with guidance from OSPO practitioners around the world.https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-alin/https://todogroup.org/blog/ambassador-alin/We’re excited to welcome Alin Jerpelea as the newest TODO Group Ambassador. Alin has been an active part of the TODO community for several years, consistently sharing open source knowledge, facilitating OSPO collaboration, and contributing to the growth of our global network. As a TODO Ambassador, Alin aims to strengthen and expand the OSPO network in Sweden by organizing local meetups, promoting open source management best practices, and sharing OSPO insights at events across Europehttps://todogroup.org/blog/todo-sc-ama-ossna25/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-sc-ama-ossna25/This week at OSSummit NA, the TODO Group hosted a lively "Ask Anything" session with members of the Steering Committee: Brittany Istenes (FINOS), Natali Vlatko (Cisco), Georg Kunz (Ericsson), Ashley Wolf (GitHub), Stephen Augustus (Bloomberg), and Annania Melaku (F5). Insights Shared and Community Questions The panel opened the session, surfacing valuable trends, challenges, and practical approaches, including insights drawn from our current state of practice: OSPOs are diversifying: As of 2025, Open Source Program Offices are no longer monolithic; they're evolving into embedded, specialized units tailored to business domains such as AI, security, developer experience, and legal compliance Beyond responsible open source usage, OSPOs provide governance as guidance, enabling developers to safely adopt and contribute to open source while ensuring compliance and alignment with business goals Security is a central pillar: OSPOs play a critical role in software supply chain integrity for effective SBOM management.https://todogroup.org/blog/lifecycle-of-an-ospo/https://todogroup.org/blog/lifecycle-of-an-ospo/The TODO Group is thrilled to share a new resource: The Lifecycle of an Open Source Program Office (OSPO): From Inception to Strategic Pivoting, originally authored by Dr. Ibrahim Haddad, who has generously donated this work as a TODO community resource to seed a collaborative, shared framework that OSPO practitioners can evolve together. This whitepaper provides a framework to help organizations understand and evolve their OSPO, from grassroots beginnings and executive sponsorship, to scaling contributions, integrating open source into core strategy, and reorienting toward new technologies like AI.https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-ospo-survey/https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-ospo-survey/We’re excited to share that the 8th annual State of OSPOs and Open Source Management Survey is live! We are thankful to the survey sponsors who make this edition possible, and to our amazing distribution partners 🙏 This year's theme explores how your organization manages open source and how OSPOs influence key areas like AI, cloud-native, software security, and regulatory readiness. Moreover, there's a new sectionhttps://todogroup.org/blog/sc-q1-report/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-q1-report/This is the Q1 2025 review provided by the TODO Steering Committee (SC), sharing the progress made on the approved strategic goals for the year. These efforts reflect input from the 2024 end-of-year review, the TODO AMA session at LFMS 2024, and the 2024 OSPO Survey, highlighting key trends and challenges in open source program management. What's New? 🎯 2025 Strategic Goals Approved: The SC reviewed and approved the 2025 goals based on challenges identified through community feedback and ecosystem analysis.https://todogroup.org/blog/code-cert-announcement/https://todogroup.org/blog/code-cert-announcement/The TODO Group, in collaboration with the Open Source Initiative and Linux Foundation Training & Certification, is proud to announce the launch of the Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise (CODE) certification. Designed with input from over 30 Subject Matter Experts across global organizations, CODE is the first certification tailored to recognize enterprise-level open source development skills. What Does the CODE Exam Cover? The certification evaluates key competencies required for developers working in enterprise environments, including:https://todogroup.org/blog/ospologylive-report/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospologylive-report/OSPOlogyLive Amsterdam hosted by the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV OSPO) brought together practitioners, researchers, and public sector professionals to tackle shared challenges in open source management. With a special focus on the public sector, academia, and industry, the event blended technical insights with governance strategy across topics like security, regulation, and collaborative development. IT Security & Regulations Tools Workshop The IT Security & Regulations Tools Workshop provided participants with a hands-on approach to understanding the legal, technical, and organizational dimensions of responsible source code publication.https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-state-ospo-oss-management-cfs/https://todogroup.org/blog/2025-state-ospo-oss-management-cfs/Today, in collaboration with LF Research, TODO Group is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 State of the OSPO and Open Source Management Call for Sponsors for organizations interested in supporting this effort and making the 8th edition possible. Taking insights from the 2024 State of OSPO Report, this year the study aims to dive deeper into core cross-skilling areas where open source professionals within organizations and OSPO teams are specializing, including managing security issues and managing GenAI stack infrastructure.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-associate-curioss/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-associate-curioss/We are thrilled to announce that CURIOSS has joined the TODO Group as a new OSPO Associate. CURIOSS is a community of individuals working in University and Research Institute Open Source Program Offices. This collaboration marks a significant step toward strengthening the bond between academic and enterprise open source engagements and strategic value. Shared Strategic Goals This collaboration between CURIOSS and the TODO Group aims to strengthen the bond between academia and industry by:https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-block/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-block/We are excited to announce that Block Inc. has joined the Linux Foundation's TODO Group as a General Member! Block's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) In January 2025, Block launched its Open Source Program Office to serve as the central hub for their open source strategy and operations. The OSPO focuses on: Advanced Open Source Exploration: Identifying and evaluating cutting-edge open source technologies for potential adoption. Strategy Planning: Developing strategies for integrating open source into Block's products and services.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-intersect/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-intersect/We are excited to announce that Intersect MBO has joined the Linux Foundation's TODO Group as a General Member! Intersect's Open Source Office (OSO) Intersect MBO established its Open Source Office (OSO) to strategically lead the adoption, contribution, and governance of Open Source Software (OSS) within their organization. Focused on enhancing the impact of OSS across their projects, the Intersect OS(P)O works on: Innovation in OSS Adoption: Identifying and integrating cutting-edge open source technologies into their offerings.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-hitachi/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-member-hitachi/We are excited to announce that Hitachi has joined the Linux Foundation's TODO Group as a General Member! Hitachi’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) In November 2024, Hitachi established its Open Source Program Office (OSPO) to globally lead the strategic usage of Open Source Software (OSS) within the Hitachi Group. Leveraging extensive experience in applying OSS to social infrastructure, the Hitachi OSPO focuses on: Advanced OSS Exploration: Identifying and evaluating cutting-edge OSS technologies for potential adoption.https://todogroup.org/blog/bof-kubecon-india/https://todogroup.org/blog/bof-kubecon-india/Delhi, December 11 | KubeCon India – Security Teams, Cloud Engineers, Open source Managers, and Community Leaders united to address the challenges faced by end-user organizations in transitioning from open source consumption to active contribution at the CNCF OSPOlogy BoF at KubeCon India. The groups, composed of approximately 30 participants engaging in CNCF and TODO Group communities, explored how to elevate the strategic value of engaging with open source and cloud-native ecosystems to drive business outcomes.https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-2024/https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-2024/The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to open source management and engagement within organizations and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices. As part of this mission, the TODO Steering Committee gathered on November 18 at the Linux Foundation Member Summit for their annual End-of-Year meeting.The session provided an opportunity to reflect on the group’s strategic goals for the year, and outline the priorities for the upcoming year, based on recent studies and open source management trends.https://todogroup.org/blog/steering-committee-2025-members/https://todogroup.org/blog/steering-committee-2025-members/In TODO, is the community who drive TODO project initiatives, while the Steering Committee acts as a support body, streamlining processes to ensure quality contributions and helping the community get work done. Today, we are delighted to announce the new members who will join in 2025. Georg Kunz - Elected Returning Member An Open Source Advocate at Ericsson’s OSPO, Georg contributes to various open source communities, including OpenStack, Linux Foundation Networking, and OpenSSF.https://todogroup.org/blog/state-of-ospo-2024/https://todogroup.org/blog/state-of-ospo-2024/The State of OSPOs and Open Source Management 2024 report highlights the evolving role of OSPOs (Open Source Program Offices) and similar initiatives in driving the effective integration of open source management across diverse specializations and sectors, including security, AI infrastructure, and beyond. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the gap between expectations and realities in establishing an OSPO, offering insights for organizations at different stages of their OSPO journey.https://todogroup.org/blog/ossummit-japan-keynote-summary/https://todogroup.org/blog/ossummit-japan-keynote-summary/Held during the Linux Foundation OSSummit Japan in Tokyo, this panel highlighted the role of open source software in advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through public-private partnerships. The discussion covered Japan’s evolving OSS landscape, global efforts for digital public goods, and government-led OSS strategies in Europe. People can watch the panel discussion here. Key Discussion Points Japan’s OSS Evolution & Digital Transformation Kusunori-san, Director-General (Digital Agency of the Japanese Government) outlined Japan’s journey in OSS, emphasizing the role of the Digital Agency and collaborative OSS projects like abr-geocoder.https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-elections-2025/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-elections-2025/As the TODO Group continues to foster collaboration and set best practices for open source Management and Strategy across organization through the establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), we are excited to announce the candidates for the 2025 TODO Steering Committee elections. Meet the candidates and learn more about their experience and vision for the future of TODO. Meet the 2025 Candidates Annania Melaku Technical Program Manager and Open Source Strategist, NGINX Community Team at F5https://todogroup.org/blog/tracks-for-oss-managers-in-organizations/https://todogroup.org/blog/tracks-for-oss-managers-in-organizations/With over 25 diverse tracks, OSSummit Europe in Vienna promises to be a cornerstone event for the open source community, technology leaders and policymakers. The Summit offers a wealth of knowledge, but with so much happening simultaneously, it’s easy to miss the sessions that could offer the most value. This post highlights some of the key tracks that resonate most with the activities of open source management professionals: Operations Management Summit, OSPOCon and Open Source in the Public Sectorhttps://todogroup.org/blog/launch-2024-ospo-survey/https://todogroup.org/blog/launch-2024-ospo-survey/The 7th annual Open Source Management & OSPO survey is now accepting responses This survey is part of a research project to better understand the state and evolution of open source management within organizations and OSPO trends operating across sectors and regions. The core audience includes Open Source Program Office (OSPO) managers, C-level executives, CTOs, and other roles within organizations involved in the organization's open source engagement. We are thankful for the support of Cisco, NGINX, InnerSource Commons Foundation, Open Source Initiative (OSI), and CHAOSS as advisors to and distributors of this survey.https://todogroup.org/blog/associates-lfapac-ospo-sig/https://todogroup.org/blog/associates-lfapac-ospo-sig/We are thrilled to announce that LF APAC OSPO SIG Community from China has joined the TODO Group as new OSPO Associates. About LF APAC OSPO SIG Since 2021, LF APAC OSPO SIG has been pioneering the "OSPO 10,000 Miles Journey" series of regular OSPO meetups. This initiative has been key in fostering open source practices within chinese organizations and knowledge-sharing across the region. Helping OSPO Adoption in China and Collaborating with the Global OSPO Community This exciting new collaboration between LF APAC and TODO is set to unfold numerous initiatives aimed at enriching the global OSPO community:https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-osposurvey-call-for-feedback/https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-osposurvey-call-for-feedback/As with previous years, TODO Group is inviting community feedback to ensure the 2024 survey accurately captures the varied needs and challenges of the OSPO community. This is your opportunity to voice your ideas and suggest what should be included in the OSPO Survey for 2024. How Can I Contribute as Individual? Just submit your suggestions for the 2024 questionnaire by opening an Issue on the TODO survey repo. We're looking for feedback from open source professionals working in OSPOs, as well as stakeholders closely involved with open source teams / centers within organizations (AKA OSPOs), on new questions, topics to cover, or ideas for refining our approach.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-apeldoorn-summary/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-apeldoorn-summary/OSPOlogyLive Apeldoorn set the stage for an exchange of insights in open source management and day-to-day operations. The set up included panel discussions, interactive presentations, and roundtable discussions, fostering an environment where participants could share their experiences, challenges, and solutions in real-time, paving the way for actionable insights and mutual learning. Participants ranged from government bodies representatives like the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, to institutions such as TNO and SURF, as well as foundations and non-profits, including the Linux Foundation Europe, InnerSoruce Commons, Foundation for Public Code, Python Foundation and Apache Foundation.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-landscape2-view/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-landscape2-view/The OSPO Lanscape has migrated to landscape2. This enhancement is designed to offer a more user-friendly experience for navigating the vast world of open source program offices (OSPO), including adopter organizations and tooling useful for an OSPO day-to-day operations (e.g. automation on security checks, license scanning tools, developer burnout, etc). Check out the new view at landscape.todogroup.org! For organizations Not Yet Featured as OSPO adopters If you are part of an OSPO and notice that your organization is not currently listed as an adopter on our landscape, we warmly invite you to make your presence known.https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-todo-strategic-goals/https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-todo-strategic-goals/Conversations within the TODO Community are increasingly centered around securing the supply chain, the adoption of new regulations, nurturing open source culture, and the integration of artificial intelligence software tools. These topics have emerged as key points in the operational and strategic decisions within organizations. The TODO Group aims for OSPOs to remain at the forefront of these conversations, advocating for and sharing best practices that put open source integration as a priority in the organization’s goals and IT strategy.https://todogroup.org/blog/cases-porsche-sony-ospo-book/https://todogroup.org/blog/cases-porsche-sony-ospo-book/The establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) represents a pivotal transformation in how organizations manage technology stack across the supply chain. Open Source leaders from Porsche and Sony have significantly contributed to the OSPO Book Project by sharing their OSPO Best Practices. We aim their stories to help elevate open source adn technical matters to align with business objectives and challenges, by showcasing their unique approaches to integrating open source operations within their organizational strategies and business units.https://todogroup.org/blog/welcome-new-generalmember/https://todogroup.org/blog/welcome-new-generalmember/We are thrilled to announce that the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has joined TODO as a new General Member and OSPO Adopter. CAICT is a government-backed (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) ICT research institute in China. They are committed to play an active role in TODO Group activities, and share best practices for open source strategic adoption within Chinese organizations. CAICT collaboration with TODO aims to focus on three key pillars:https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-ospo-survey-cfs/https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-ospo-survey-cfs/Since 2018, the TODO Group and the Linux Foundation Research have conducted yearly open surveys to assess the state of open source programs and similar initiatives worldwide. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 call for sponsors to those organizations interested in supporting this effort and making the 7th edition possible. All raw data, questionnaires, results, and insights are available with a CC-BY 4.0 license in the OSPO Survey Repo.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-2024-roadmap/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-2024-roadmap/With the start of the new year, the TODO community would like to provide a quick recap of the latest updates on the collaborative effort: the OSPO Book project. This blog post aims to share the roadmap, milestones, and essential information for the contributor's call meeting series in 2024 What has been done? During the past last contributor's call in 2023, a few action items were defined to enable the content creators and reviewers to continue working on the book project.https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-steering-committee/https://todogroup.org/blog/2024-steering-committee/We are excited to announce the composition of 2024 Steering Committee (SC) on the Linux Foundation's TODO Group project. The 2024 SC includes elected members: Ashley Wolf from GitHub (returning), Stephen Augustus from Cisco (returning), Nik Peters from Porsche (new) and appointed members: Brittany Istenes from Fannie Mae (new). The TODO Steering Committee is responsible for providing guidance and stewardship to TODO project's direction, set up yearly strategic goals, as well as structuring and facilitating collaboration among its contributors, general members, associates, and ambassadors.https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-sc-review/https://todogroup.org/blog/end-of-year-sc-review/The TODO Steering Committee gathered at the Linux Foundation Member Summit for an end-of-year meeting to review project goals and outline the next steps for the upcoming year. This article aims to offer a summary of the various topics discussed and the areas of focus addressed during the meeting. TL;DR In a nutshell, here are the action items from the past SC conversation for the upcoming year: Work with the members' organizers on the creation of checklists to increase OSPOlogyLive Europe host involvement.https://todogroup.org/blog/2023-state-of-ospo/https://todogroup.org/blog/2023-state-of-ospo/The annual OSPO study examines the prevalence and outcomes of Open Source Progam Offices and similar OSS Initiatives across sectors, including the key benefits, value provided, and challenges ahead. OSPOs Become Mainstream In 2023, the adoption of OSPO and OSS initiatives witnessed a 32% increase compared to 2022. The key findings cover a broad range of topics, from how OSPOs are addressing security concerns and supporting open source sustainability, to enhancing software best practices within organizations.https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-summary-notes-2023-part-1/https://todogroup.org/blog/sc-summary-notes-2023-part-1/Over the past six months, the Steering Committee members have been diligently assisting the TODO project in its stewardship and strategic goals. This summary aims to provide a concise overview of all the topic discussions and areas of work that the Steering Committee and the program manager have been focusing on during this period. For public disclosure, we include a summary of the monthly meeting notes taken. Steering Committee Achievements Update TODO charters and build Ambassador Program After months of hard work and discussions, the Steering Committee has developed a new version of the TODO charters.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-project/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-book-project/The OSPO book project is one of the most recent initiatives hosted under the OSPOlogy repo. Whether you contribute to new chapters, review existing PRs, include new book terms in the glossary.md, or make translations into your native language, there are many ways to become an active member of this community. The OSPO Book Project has improved its documentation to help new contributors get started in the project. Together, we can build a more inclusive and complete book that serves as a baseline for Open Source Program Offices in organizations.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-survey-2023/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-survey-2023/The TODO Group and Linux Foundation Research with the support of Alibaba, CHAOSS, CyberTrust, Dynatrace, GitHub, InnerSource Commons, Kaiyuanshe, Open Infrastructure Foundation, Open Source Initiative, OpenChain, OpenSSF, and Salesforce, are conducting the 2023 survey edition as part of a research project on the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs and similar open source initiatives operating across the globe. 🧩 What's New in the 2023 edition? This year the surveyhttps://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-definition-call-for-contributors/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-definition-call-for-contributors/Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) are becoming increasingly prevalent across various sectors, regions, and organizational sizes. In 2020, the TODO Group community released the first version of OSPOdefinition.org, to provide a common lexicon for describing open source programs. As the OSPO becomes a more widely recognized term in different sectors, the TODO community recognizes the need to update the traditional OSPO definition to reflect current trends and be more inclusive.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-layoffs-todo-support/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-layoffs-todo-support/If you're one of the people affected by layoffs, there are a couple of resources you should know about. The TODO community has specific channels and ways to keep people informed of the most recent job offerings related to OSPOs and Open Source in organizations: The OSPONews newsletter has an OSPO Jobs section where active open source or OSPO related job positions are shared on a monthly basis. You can also look at past issues of the newsletter.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-maintainers/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-maintainers/We are thrilled to announce a new maintainer of the OSPOlogy project. 📚 About OSPOlogy Repo OSPOlogy is a TODO Group initiative that hosts the study and open community communication to discuss the status of open source program offices across regions. OSPOlogy is also the home of projects like the OSPO Book, OSPO MindMap, OSPONews or the OSPO Model. We are excited about the future of the OSPOlogy project and look forward to continuing to work together with the OSPOlogy Contibutors, TODO Group Members, OSPO Associates and wider open source community to promote open source education and best practices within organizations worldwide.https://todogroup.org/blog/the-value-of-the-ospo-study/https://todogroup.org/blog/the-value-of-the-ospo-study/Why are Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) valuable from a business perspective? That's the question addressed in the latest report from the TODO Group. The study explores the different value propositions of OSPOs and shares recommendations and provide insights that helps to to understand, measure, and communicate their value to stakeholders, regulators, and other staff members within the organization. It draws on perspectives from OSPO and open source leaders from Europe, Asia, and North America in a variety of industries, including two public universities.https://todogroup.org/blog/celebrating-our-mindmap-contributors/https://todogroup.org/blog/celebrating-our-mindmap-contributors/We are thrilled to announce the latest updates to the OSPO Mind Map project. Thanks to our community, OSPOlogy contributors have created Chinese and Japanese versions of the OSPO Mind Map. This interactive visual representation of an Open Source Program Office's (OSPO) responsibilities, roles, behavior, and team size within an organization helps OSPO practitioners and others engaging with OSPO roles understand the different elements of an OSPO and how it can be structured.https://todogroup.org/blog/2023-ospo-survey-call-for-partners/https://todogroup.org/blog/2023-ospo-survey-call-for-partners/The TODO Group, together with Linux Foundation Research, is conducting a survey as part of a research project on the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among different organizations across the globe. Open source program offices (OSPOs) help set open source strategies, policies and processes to streamline open source operations within organizations. Since 2018, the TODO Group has conducted surveys to assess the state of open source programs worldwide (all raw data, questionnaire, results and insights are available to everyone in the OSPO Survey Repo).https://todogroup.org/blog/employee-os-engagement-guide/https://todogroup.org/blog/employee-os-engagement-guide/We are excited to announce the goals for the Employee Open Source Engagement Working Group within TODO Group for 2023. The working group is composed of open source representatives from various companies (small, medium and large), as well as open source enthusiasts involved in different projects, who are passionate about open source and want to encourage more employee engagement in open source projects. The primary goal of this working group is to create a comprehensive guide that documents different models for incentivizing and appreciating employees to contribute to open source.https://todogroup.org/blog/updates-and-resources-ospologylive2023/https://todogroup.org/blog/updates-and-resources-ospologylive2023/We are thrilled to announce some exciting updates and new resources for OSPOlogyLive 2023. As you may know, OSPOlogyLive is a series of interactive micro-conferences in Europe that connect open source program office (OSPO) professionals and open source peers involved in several open source projects and communities from both local and international spheres. These micro-conferences are designed as interactive lectures and breakout rooms t hat aim to foster discussions and connections among attendees.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospologylive-netherlands-2023/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospologylive-netherlands-2023/Takeaways from the first OSPOlogyLive Share & Learn in 2023 OSPOlogyLive Netherlands was full of insightful discussions and contributions around open source strategy documentation guidelines, main blockers to open source adoption in the public sector, Open Source Program Office (OSPO) key metrics, minimum viable OSPO pattern definition, and InnerSource best practices to ease open source adoption. About OSPOlogyLive Share & Learn OSPOlogyLive Share & Learn is a collaborative space that brings together local and global open source specialists from different organizations and/or open source projects to discuss Open Source Program Offices (OSPO) best practices for open source strategy, policies management, governance, and more.https://todogroup.org/blog/a-year-in-review-2022/https://todogroup.org/blog/a-year-in-review-2022/This past year has been full of challenges and opportunities. TODO Group pursued its mission of helping Open Source Program Office adoption, education, and success within organizations across sectors and regions. The project launched many exciting new initiatives, refined existing ones, and received contributions from open source leaders and OSPO practitioners worldwide. In this post, the TODO Group would like to appreciate and highlight some of the achievements and contributions done in 2022 by its community.https://todogroup.org/blog/steering-committee-2023/https://todogroup.org/blog/steering-committee-2023/TODO strategic goals and project governance is overseen by a Steering Committee elected on an annual basis. We are pleased to share that several individuals will be joining the TODO Steering Committee in 2023. Their addition will help to continue to TODO's mission in Open Source Program Office's knowledge-sharing and adoption worldwide. Welcome to New Steering Committee Members TODO woudld like to congratulate and welcome to the Steering Committee three new members.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-survey-2022-results/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-survey-2022-results/The TODO Group is proud to announce the fifth annual Open Source Program Management Survey results that examines the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs, including the key benefits and barriers to adoption worldwide. We have open sourced all of our survey results, raw data and graphics in the dedicated repo. People can also download the report as PDF 🚀 Key Findings More Structured OSPOs Adoption of OSPOs or similar programs has risen to 50%, the highest level in 5 years.https://todogroup.org/blog/top-ospo-resources/https://todogroup.org/blog/top-ospo-resources/At TODO we are taking a short break from our monthly community calls during August. The good news is that this might be a great chance to start learning something new from a community! These are some of the most popular resources powered by TODO, helpful sources of information to read through and maybe be inspired by open source leaders involved in OSPOs. 1️⃣ OSPOlogy, the study of OSPOs Recorded videos that share real OSPO Stories and topics that matter.https://todogroup.org/blog/new-framework-in-person-ospo-workshops/https://todogroup.org/blog/new-framework-in-person-ospo-workshops/As more and more organizations adopt open source initiatives and/or seek to mature their involvement in open source, the OSPO movement is expanding across industries and regions of all types and sizes. Due to the wide range of responsibilities and ways to operate, OSPO professionals usually find it difficult when it comes to implementing OSPO best practices, policies, processes, or tools for their open source management efforts. To help people with these challenges, the TODO Group is introducing a new framework for in-person OSPO workshops.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-mind-map-2-release/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-mind-map-2-release/TODO Group is proud to announce a new OSPO Mind Map version release. The mind map shows a Open Source Program Office's (OSPO) responsibilities, roles, behavior, and team size within an organization. This post highlights the major improvements done by the community in this new version of the OSPO Mind Map. Updates on Responsibilities section OSPO Mind Map Responsibilities section has new OSPO-specific topics and different sub-sections defined, including: 📘 Develop and Execute Open Source Strategyhttps://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-expert-led-webinar-learnings/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-expert-led-webinar-learnings/On June, Thursday 9th I had the honor to be one of the panelists in the expert-led discussion OSPOs in action. The audience was able to learn from VMware, Comcast, Porsche, and Bloomberg's open source leaders to better understand the value of the OSPO, and where to get started. The aim of this article is to encapsulate my key learnings taken from the webinar, to help the open source community on their OSPO journey.https://todogroup.org/blog/convince-manager-start-ospo/https://todogroup.org/blog/convince-manager-start-ospo/This time around we feature Josep Prat (@jlprat) from Aiven on how to convince your manager to start an OSPO at your company. Recently, I was asked by an ex-colleague to explain how they could convince management to create an OSPO at their company. This is a very interesting question, with several possible answers, that I think deserves a proper write down. Here’s my view on the matter: One Size Doesn't Fit All First of all, you need to find out which kind of Open Source Program Office you want/need.https://todogroup.org/blog/partners-in-2022-state-of-the-ospo-study/https://todogroup.org/blog/partners-in-2022-state-of-the-ospo-study/The TODO Group, together with Linux Foundation Research, is conducting a survey as part of a research project on the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among different organizations across the globe. Open source program offices (OSPOs) help set open source strategies and improve an organization's software development practices. Since 2018, the TODO Group has conducted surveys to assess the state of open source programs across the industry. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 edition featuring additional questions to add value to the community.https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-the-evolution-of-ospo/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-the-evolution-of-ospo/More than a couple of decades into the OSPO movement, the role of the OSPO and similar open source initiatives have grown to become a central source of expertise and a strong voice in developing and implementing technology strategy at the world’s forward-thinking companies. The TODO Group, in collaboration with Linux Foundation Research, is pleased to release a new whitepaper, The Evolution of the Open Source Program Office. We hope this work provides guidance and a way to better frame and visualize the OSPO ecosystem complexity and provide a roadmap to ease OSPO planning and adoptionhttps://todogroup.org/blog/todo-steering-committee-2022/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-steering-committee-2022/TODO Steering Committee is composed of global Open Source leaders and OSPO professionals from a diverse range of industries. Now that the 2021 election has been completed, we are proud to introduce the new Steering Committee members for 2022: Ashley Wolf - GitHub Dawn Foster - VMware Shilla Saebi - Comcast Stephen Augustus - Cisco Stephen Jacobs - RIT Thomas Steenbergen - EPAM VM (Vicky) Brasseur - Wipro Meet the Steering Commitee Here is a short bio from each of the 2022 TODO Steering Committee representatives.https://todogroup.org/blog/a-year-in-review-2021/https://todogroup.org/blog/a-year-in-review-2021/In 2021, we’ve seen a growing number of organizations across all sizes and sectors (both private and public) investing in Open Source Programs more than ever. This blog post captures the 2021 TODO important milestones and OSPO trends in 2022. Introduction OSPO growth requires bigger efforts on education and support from the open-source communities. At TODO Group, we’ve been focused on continuing to expand OSPO adoption worldwide and providing support and guidance to the broader community, building new networking spaces such as OSPOCon or OSPOlogy, investing in OSPO research like our yearly Survey, or bringing monthly updates about OSPO trends through OSPONews.https://todogroup.org/blog/new-member-goldman-sachs/https://todogroup.org/blog/new-member-goldman-sachs/Goldman Sachs joins the TODO Group as part of launching an Open Source Program Office (OSPO), to accelerate its investment in open source and innovation. Goldman Sachs has been contributing to open source for nearly a decade, finding new ways to advance in their Open Source journey. In August, Goldman Sachs formalized its commitment to open source and created an Open Source Program Office (OSPO). As we have seen work well at other companies, having a single team responsible for the open source strategy will allow us to accelerate and deepen our investment in open source.https://todogroup.org/blog/how-can-ospo-accelerate-innovation-and-digital-transformation/https://todogroup.org/blog/how-can-ospo-accelerate-innovation-and-digital-transformation/Open source initiatives provide companies with proven, successful models to collaborate with other companies, create new technologies, and support the development of new technical communities. Companies across many industries are creating Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) composed of highly skilled individuals to help them drive for a leadership position in open source projects and gain a critical footprint in this external R&D ecosystem. How can OSPOs work as a pattern of innovation to gain sustainable competitive advantage?https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-new-ospo-guide-creating-oss-commercial-ecosystems/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-new-ospo-guide-creating-oss-commercial-ecosystems/A critical element of any business or product strategy that includes the use of open source software is the reinvestment of resources into the projects on which that strategy relies. This can lead to the creation of open source commercial ecosystems, which contribute to the viability and long-term sustainability for those projects. However, before a company will invest resources it must first have confidence in a project’s future prospects such that they’re willing to build commercial dependencies upon it.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospocon-wrap-up/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospocon-wrap-up/Leading figures from Open Source gathered at OSPOCon and OSPOCon Europe to discuss the new OSPO Era challenges and ways to help the Open Source movement OSPOCon has demonstrated to be a key networking space to learn and connect with OSPO professionals across organizations: Attendants were able to learn from open source leaders who shared their experiences on ways to establish and run an OSPO, the status of emerging open source initiatives raising within organizations across industries, as well as the evolution of OSPOs worldwide.https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospo-survey-results-2021/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospo-survey-results-2021/OSPO Survey Results 2021 The TODO Group is happy to announce the fourth annual Open Source Program Management Survey results that examines the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs, including the key benefits and barriers to adoption. We have open sourced all of our survey results and graphics. Key Findings The findings indicated there are many opportunities ahead to educate companies about how OSPOs can benefit them. OSPO Structure: Professionalization continued among OSPOs, with 58% of those programs formally structured, up from 54% the previous year.https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-new-ospo-guide-career-development/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-new-ospo-guide-career-development/When it comes to talent management, OSPO professionals appear highly specialized, or their job role seems difficult to categorize into traditional definitions. In fact, one of the many challenges OSPO initiatives are facing is finding the right ways to proactively help staff members plan their career advancement strategy. Today, the TODO Group launches a new OSPO guide to help open-source programs improve their career development. The guide covers: How to build a sustainable and rewarding career path for OSPO employeeshttps://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-the-study-of-ospos/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospology-the-study-of-ospos/The TODO group is proud to announce OSPOlogy: A set of OSPO resources made up of monthly meetings, OSPO news, and open discussions with the aim to study the status of Open Source Program Offices. Do you know what’s best? These new resources are open to everyone! Why launch OSPOlogy? What can the community expect from this initiative? How can they get involved? Keep reading to learn more. Why launching OSPOlogy?https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospo-survey-2021/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospo-survey-2021/The TODO Group, together with Linux Foundation Research and The New Stack, is conducting a survey as part of a research project on the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among different organizations across the globe. OSPOs help set open source strategies and improve an organization's software development practices. Since 2018, the TODO Group has conducted surveys to assess the state of open source programs across the industry. Today,https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo101/https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo101/The TODO Group would like announce the sharing of a modular OSPO 101 course: All the content is modularized and licensed under CC-BY 4.0 for your usage: https://github.com/todogroup/ospo101 We would like to thank Guy Martin for helping seed the initial content for the course. The course was converted to friendly markdown format by the TODO Group community, including contributions from Chris Aniszczyk and Greg Back. If you're interested in starting an open source program or collaborating with your peers in open source program management, please consider joining the TODO Group!https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospocon/https://todogroup.org/blog/announcing-ospocon/The TODO Group would like announce first OSPOCon: The CFP is open and closes Sunday, June 13 at 11:59pm PDT. If you're interested in starting an open source program or collaborating with your peers in open source program management, please consider joining the TODO Group!https://todogroup.org/blog/becoming-a-todo-group-member-as-an-associate/https://todogroup.org/blog/becoming-a-todo-group-member-as-an-associate/Open source program offices have become a best practice for companies that rely on open source technologies. As open source program offices have spread, there has been increased interest in applying this best practice in non-corporate contexts. Cities, universities, and other non-corporate organizations are starting to see the benefits of creating a center of competency for open source. The TODO Group is a Linux Foundation collaborative project that serves as a working group for open source program office members around the world.https://todogroup.org/blog/ospo-definition/https://todogroup.org/blog/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:https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2020/https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2020/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.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-ossna2020/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-ossna2020/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.https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2019/https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2019/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.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-europe19/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-europe19/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?https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-ossna19/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-ossna19/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.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-uber/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-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.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-uber/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-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.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-sap/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-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.https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2018/https://todogroup.org/blog/survey-2018/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.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-strategy-guide/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-strategy-guide/Last year, the TODO Group published an initial set of guides focused on the art of open source program management. This year, we plan to continue to update and publish new guides to help our peers in industry to scale out their open source programs and learn from our lesson. Today we are happy to publish a guide on what happens when you are faced with setting an open source strategy for your organization.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-take-survey/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-take-survey/Almost every developer uses open source code. But not every organization has an open source policy or a formal program to manage how it is used or produced. The TODO Group has partnered with The Newstack to build the first ever open source programs survey. Some of the questions we ask include: If your organization does not have an open source program, why not? What are the challenges and benefits of an open source program?https://todogroup.org/blog/building-leadership/https://todogroup.org/blog/building-leadership/Last year, the TODO Group published an initial set of guides focused on the art of open source program management. This year, we plan to continue to update and publish new guides to help our peers in industry to scale out their open source programs and learn from our lesson. Today we are happy to publish a guide on what happens when you are faced with building leadership in your open source community.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-capitalone/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-capitalone/Last year we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook, Microsoft, Red Hat and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Capital One open source program: Capital One: Open Source in a Regulated Environment Lessons Learned on Our Open Source Journey at Capital One Most people know Capital One as one of the largest credit card companies in the U.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-microsoft/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-microsoft/Last year we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook, Red Hat and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Microsoft open source program: The Open Source Program at Microsoft: How Open Source Thrives Microsoft is now an accepted big player in the open source space, but just a few years ago such a role for the software giant, seemed inconceivable.https://todogroup.org/blog/opening-up-slack/https://todogroup.org/blog/opening-up-slack/We have decided to open up our Slack community to everyone to increase knowledge sharing. You can join our Slack community here. We look forward to having conversations with everyone and spreading the best practices of open source program management.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-redhat/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-redhat/Last year we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Red Hat open source program: Red Hat Open Source and Standards Team: How Red Hat Measures Open Source Success Red Hat is, by its very nature, a deviation from the norm in this series of profiles.https://todogroup.org/blog/shutting-down-an-open-source-project/https://todogroup.org/blog/shutting-down-an-open-source-project/Last year, the TODO Group published an initial set of guides focused on the art of open source program management. This year, we plan to continue to update and publish new guides to help our peers in industry to scale out their open source programs and learn from our lesson. Today we are happy to publish a guide on what happens when you are faced with winding down an open source project.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-oath/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-oath/Last year we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Dropbox, Facebook and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Oath open source program: Oath For seven years and counting, Gil Yehuda, Senior Director of Open Source at Oath Inc. (which owns the Yahoo and AOL brands), has led the open source program at Yahoo.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-dropbox/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-dropbox/A little over a few months we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Facebook and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Dropbox open source program: Dropbox The open source program at Dropbox was initially just a mailing list, where some interested engineers wanted to open source projects and develop with open source.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-autodesk/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-autodesk/A couple of months we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast, Facebook and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Autodesk open source program: Autodesk Autodesk is undergoing a company-wide shift to open source and inner source. And that’s on top of the culture change that both development methods require.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-fb/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-case-studies-fb/Last month we launched our Open Source Program Guides and as part of that launch, we mentioned we will be actively publishing open source program case studies. We started with Comcast and Salesforce, this month we're happy to add the Facebook open source program: Facebook Facebook’s open source team was "formally" created in 2009, but the company has built with open source from its inception. Facebook.com was originally built on top of the LAMP (Linux/ Apache/ MySQL/ PHP) stack.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-guides/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-guides/Last March we held a TODO Group track at Open Source Leadership Summit focused entirely on sharing best practices for businesses managing and building out open source programs. More than a dozen open source program leads and other leaders from companies shared their tips and best practices at the event. Furthermore in the last year or so, we have seen companies like AWS build out an open source program via @AWSOpen and even companies like VMWare hired their first Chief Open Source Officer.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-tools-hackathon/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-tools-hackathon/We recently held a TODO Tools Working Group hackathon at Microsoft. There were about a dozen people from half a dozen different organizations. We ended up with three groupings of hacking around: repository linting, GitHub portal and GitHub data/crawling. Below is a summary of the work that was done and some next steps. Repo Linter (https://github.com/todogroup/repolinter) Repo Linter is a a simple linter to check for open source quality: https://github.com/todogroup/repolinter. We initially evaluated using https://github.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-osls/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-osls/Last month, the TODO Group led a track at the Open Source Leadership Summit (OSLS) which featured a variety of talks dedicated to open source program management: Listed below are some of slides from the TODO track at the OSLS: The True Cost of Open Source by Patrick Steele-Idem (eBay) M&A Deal Diligence and its Open Source Benefits by Nithya Ruff and Gil Yehuda How Walmart is Building a Successful Open Source Culture by Andrew Mitry and Megan Rossetti (Walmart) We're from Capital One and we're here to help: the experience of contributing to open source at a large corporation by Jonathan Bodner (Capital One) Make your Corporate CLA easy to use, please!https://todogroup.org/blog/oslc-tahoe/https://todogroup.org/blog/oslc-tahoe/The TODO Group will be hosting a formal open source office track at the Open Source Leadership Summit in Tahoe next year. We hosted a track last year and encourage the wider community to submit your proposals. We are especially interested in proposals that examine the structure of existing open source programs, what has helped those programs succeed (or fail!), how company culture has shaped those programs, and any lessons learned along the way.https://todogroup.org/blog/linuxcon-japan-keynote/https://todogroup.org/blog/linuxcon-japan-keynote/Gil Yehuda (@gyehuda) had an opportunity to keynote at LinuxCon Japan 2016 about the rise of open source program offices, the presentation is provided below: See the presentation If you're interested in joining the TODO Group, please reach out over Twitter!https://todogroup.org/blog/opensource-at-sandisk/https://todogroup.org/blog/opensource-at-sandisk/More than ever, traditional companies are embracing open source and find that it can get out of control if they don’t have a coordinated plan to manage it. And what do I mean by a traditional company? Companies that are pre-open source (or born before 1995). Also companies that are not in the hardware or software product space, but more in the services space – financial, telecom, healthcare etc. These companies often do not have open source development models or knowledge in their DNA.https://todogroup.org/blog/sample-job-req/https://todogroup.org/blog/sample-job-req/I ran into several folks this past week at OSCON who expressed a keen interest in creating a dedicated role for Open Source at their respective companies. So what was stopping them? One simple thing: every single one of them was struggling to define exactly what that role means. Instinctively we all have a feeling of what an employee dedicated to Open Source might do, but when it comes time to write it down or try to convince payroll, it can be challenging.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-at-oscon/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-at-oscon/Note: This blog post and interview is cross-posted on Linux.com Starting an open source program office is a growing trend among companies that leverage open source software in their business strategies. Led by an open source program officer, open source offices can range in size from one or two advocates on an engineering team to an entirely separate R&D division. But the goal is the same: to strategically address common challenges companies face when adopting open source software.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-track-at-collab-summit/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-track-at-collab-summit/Last week, the TODO Group led a track at the Collaboration Summit which featured a variety of talks dedicated to open source program management. today we are happy to host the TODO (open source program management) track at #lfcollab today, we'll be tweeting! pic.twitter.com/h8zOxn4D9F — TODO Group (#OSPO) (@todogroup) March 30, 2016 Listed below are some of slides from TODO members given at the Collaboration Summit: Gil Yehuda (@gyehuda) runs the Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) at Yahoo and presented a talk highlighting some of the governance issues facing corporate based open source program offices.https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-becomes-lf-collaborative-project/https://todogroup.org/blog/todo-becomes-lf-collaborative-project/Yesterday, the TODO Group announced new members (Autodesk, CapitalOne, Netflix, and SanDisk) and moving to the Linux Foundation as a Collaborative Project. We are excited as this move will help formalize the group legally (see our charter) and allow us to scale the group with additional members. The Linux Foundation provides a great home for us and is a very trusted host with collaborative projects such as the NodeJS Foundation, Open Container Initiative and LetsEncrypt.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-program-management-tools/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-source-program-management-tools/No matter the size of the organization, running an Open Source Programs Office requires staying on top of several things at once. While the processes between organizations might vary, many of run into a common set of needs and have subsequently developed a set of tools to manage corporate scale open source needs. As part of the TODO Group, we have started sharing those tools with each other and the open source community at large.https://todogroup.org/blog/followup-open-code-of-conduct/https://todogroup.org/blog/followup-open-code-of-conduct/Growing a successful open source project takes more than code; it takes a healthy community where contributors can engage in deep conversations with respect. A code of conduct can be one important tool in helping a community uphold its own values. Last year, the TODO Group explored building a code of conduct template. Our goal was to share our experiences with each other, and encourage other communities to consider similar principles when building their open source projects.https://todogroup.org/blog/open-code-of-conduct/https://todogroup.org/blog/open-code-of-conduct/Update: We will not be continuing work on the open code of conduct. See our followup post for more information. We believe open source communities should be a welcoming place for all participants. Through our experiences within the TODO Group, we strongly believe that a code of conduct helps set the ground rules for participation in communities and helps build a culture of respect. By adopting and honoring a code of conduct, communities can communicate their values, set expectations and outline a process for dealing with unwelcome behavior when it arises.https://todogroup.org/blog/creating-an-open-source-office-box/https://todogroup.org/blog/creating-an-open-source-office-box/This time around we feature Benjamin VanEvery (@bvanevery) from Box on how a company new to open source gets started developing an Open Source Office. The goal of this post is to shed some light on starting up an Open Source Office by sharing experiences at Box. Several past blog articles have focused on why each of our companies got involved in open source. Each has been enlightening to read through and get a glimpse of what open source means to the individual companies how it impacts their cultures.https://todogroup.org/blog/oscon-talk/https://todogroup.org/blog/oscon-talk/We had an opportunity to speak at OSCON 2016, the slides are provided below: Thank you to everyone who attended our session and asked questions! If you're interested in joining the TODO Group, please reach out over Twitter! See a follow up blog from Ben VanEvery about his experience starting the Open Source Office at Box.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-microsoft/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-microsoft/This is the next in our series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company is committed to open source software. This week, we feature Gianugo Rabellino (@gianugo), Sr. Director, Open Source Communities at Microsoft Open Technologies. Five years ago I was flying back from my interview at Microsoft and jotting down a pros and cons list. I ended up focusing on one item. It was on both columns and it was staring at me.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-twitter/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-twitter/This is the fifth in a series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company is committed to open source software. This week, we feature Chris Aniszczyk (@cra), who's in charge of open source at Twitter. Since Twitter’s early days, open source has been a pervasive part of our engineering culture. Every Tweet you send and receive touches a plethora of open source software on its journey from our Linux-based infrastructure to your device.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-github/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-github/This is the fourth in a series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company is committed to open source software. This week, we feature Brandon Keepers (@bkeepers), who is heading up the open source efforts at GitHub. From the very beginning, GitHub has been about open source. Scratching the itch of better code collaboration turned into a company built on and for open source; from the philosophies that founded the company, to the servers running the infrastructure, to the languages and libraries we use to build applications, to the millions of public repositories hosted on them.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-box/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-box/This is the third in a series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company is committed to open source software. This week, we feature Benjamin VanEvery (@bvanevery) and Nicholas Zakas (@slicknet), who oversee the open source activities at Box. We see running our open source program as being a logical extension to the type of work Boxers do every day. Like many tech companies, our technology stack includes open source projects.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-yahoo/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-yahoo/This is the second in a series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company is committed to open source software. This week, we feature Gil Yehuda (@gyehuda), who's in charge of open source at Yahoo!. Since my company does not sell software, the choice to open source code is rather simple. Consider the alternative: keeping code a proprietary secret. Keeping secrets is expensive. Proprietary code needs to be maintained as other code dependencies often create the need to tweak things.https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-walmart-labs/https://todogroup.org/blog/why-we-run-an-open-source-program-walmart-labs/Over the coming weeks, we are publishing a series of blog posts from TODO Group members, explaining why each company has decided to run programs to publish, use, and improve open source software - and the benefits that result. First up, Dion Almaer (@dalmaer) with Walmart Labs' perspective. Why would a company spend resources on an open source program, and why is it really needed? These are great questions, and my point of view has probably changed in some ways over time.https://todogroup.org/blog/welcome/https://todogroup.org/blog/welcome/A little over a month ago we announced the formation of the TODO Group, a group of companies coming together to collaborate on practices, tools, and other ways to run successful and effective open source projects and programs. The response we received was overwhelmingly positive, and we've been working hard since that time to clarify our goals and objectives as well as determine a path forward that includes as many companies as possible.