Building Open Source in Locked Down Environments

Explore strategies for implementing open source practices in restrictive organizational environments in this 30-minute conference talk. Discover how to overcome challenges such as command-and-control culture, fear of failure, and internal blockers. Learn practical recommendations including clarifying goals, creating open source workflows, providing training and recognition, systematizing processes, developing playbooks, establishing an internal helpdesk, and delivering regular reporting. Gain insights on starting small, achieving quick wins, and transitioning from plans to action. Understand the importance of patience in realizing quantifiable value and how to effectively convince stakeholders of open source benefits in locked-down settings.

Building Open Source in Locked Down Environments Jono Bacon / Jono Bacon Consulting
Confusing where to start Challenges command and control culture Fears of failure and lost investment Quantified value takes to time to see Internal blockers
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get Clarity on Goals and Current State
Create a Clear Open Source Workflow
Provide Training and Recognition Systematize Workflow Create Playbooks' Have an Internal Helpdesk Deliver Regular Recognition
Start Small and Get Quick Wins
Provide Regular Reporting
Learn to Walk Before You Run
Plans Do Not Mean Action
I can convince them