Breaking Down Silos and Fostering Open Collaboration in Organizations

Discover how to foster collaboration and innovation within your organization by breaking down silos. Learn from the open source development model to create greater leverage and reuse across your company. Explore the history and characteristics of open source, inner source principles, and elements of collaborative development. Gain insights into implementing collaborative practices, including air cover, vision setting, architecture planning, and governance. Understand the benefits of cross-team collaboration, such as elevated software development practices and increased trust. Examine real-world examples from Comcast's open source and inner source initiatives. Delve into practical aspects like pull requests, pair programming, and working across teams. Address management challenges, including incentivizing teams, handling developer departures, and defining role responsibilities. Uncover the importance of transparency and the evolving role of architects in fostering collaboration.

Introduction
How development happens inside organizations
The problem with Silos
History of Open Source
Characteristics of Open Source
Inner Source
Elements of Collaborative Development
Air Cover
Benefits of Collaboration
Vision and Projects
Architecture
Governance
Express
Benefits
Elevate Software Development Engineering Practices
Open Source at Comcast
Inner Source Projects
Open Source Program Office
Inner Source Collaborative Development
Collaborative Development
QA
Trust
Pull Requests
Net Promoter Score
Pair Programming
Working Across Teams
Management and Leadership
Incenting Teams
Developer Departures
Role Responsibility
Architect Role
Transparency
Wrap up