“You can try to avoid open source, but it's probably easier to get out of the IT business altogether. By 2011, at least 80% of commercial software will contain significant amounts of open source code.”
The SHARE methodology, phase I: Baseline education and knowledge
Get ready for the Open Source revolution.
Open Source is a major paradigm shift faced by the IT industry. The reality many organizations face in navigating the Open Source landscape is lack of proper preparation and/or understanding the complexity of collaborative/community-driven development environments. Maximise your performance by learning how Open Source works, its impact on internal IT, and adapting policies, and procedures best suited to meet the opportunities in Open Source.
Gain the inside track with Sourcesense Open Source training, workshops and services.
Phase I of the Sourcesense SHARE methodology (Educate) provides a three-staged approach to Open Source adoption:
- to expose your organization to Open Source in a structured way,
- to ensure a proper understanding of how Open Source works, and
- to evaluate pros and cons of using Open Source
Truly understanding the breadth of Open Source requires baseline support and knowledge bridging to apply the values, opportunities and challenges of implementing Open Source within your organization. With the objective of understanding Open Source prior to adoption, knowing how to mitigate the associated risks is paramount.
Gain the inside track.
Sourcesense offers a comprehensive set of Open Source educational programs to ensure a thorough grasp of all facets of Open Source:
Open Source Workshop
1-day immersion training seminar, aimed at decision makers and business personnel.
Objectives: understand the advantages and challenges of using Open Source within a corporate environment
Deliverables: overview training of the economic, legal, and technical aspects of Open Source. Fully-interactive analysis of customer'ss potential approach and next steps.
Duration: one-day; programs may be extended to address key areas of interest
Software Assessment
Audit and review to assess existing Open Source usage, the impact of Open Source on existing IT processes, and explore potential opportunities for adoption.
Objectives: Evaluate current Open Source usage within the organization. Verify Open Source -specific knowledge and process gaps. Find suitable key performance indicators and ROI metrics.
Deliverables: Detailed report outlining Open Source tools employed, stakeholder interview results, and actions needed to streamline and control Open Source usage.
Duration: 5-10 days; program may be customised to accommodate existing challenges and address known areas of interest in further detail.
Compliance Counsel
Advisory engagement to provide insight on compliance and changes in software and Open Source industry -specific policies such as legal issues, intellectual property rights, indemnification, Vision 2000, SOX, etc.
Objectives: Prepare the organization to meet the requirements set forth by using Open Source, to be able to enforce compliance with Open Source-specific policies, and to understand how to keep abreast with the rapidly-changing landscape.
Deliverables: Detailed report outlining potential gaps in existing policies as they relate Open Source-specific issues, recommendations, and call to action for upcoming gap bridging activities.
Duration: 2-4 weeks; program may be extended to provide additional coaching.
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