CHAOSS is very excited to be working more closely with the TODO Group as an Associate Member, to collaborate around open source community health metrics specifically for OSPOs. We often enjoy participation from folks working in OSPOs at all stages of their development, but previously we didn’t have a dedicated working group designed to address their specific needs. Coincidentally, we noticed over time that OSPO-relevant topics would pop up in our Value Working Group occasionally, and this was the place where OSPO managers would often enter the CHAOSS community.
As a result, we decided to formally pivot our Value Working Group from focusing on measuring the value a community offers individuals and companies, to an OSPO Working Group that would focus on the specific needs and challenges of those in the OSPO space, regardless of industry. We also wanted to give OSPO managers a place to connect with each other to talk about their challenges with building and maintaining a successful open source program.
With this new direction of our working group, we are looking to the larger open source community to help guide and build this team. We would love to get feedback from those working in the OSPO space, whether it be in a company, for a university, or any other place. What kinds of things are you measuring? What would you like to measure? What have been your successes or barriers to getting the data you need?
If you are interested in joining this conversation, we invite you to do 2 things:
- Join the CHAOSS #wg-ospo Slack channel
- Join the OSPO Working Group Bi-weekly meeting (The next one is November 17 at 11:00 am US Central/Chicago Time). Connection details can be found here.
We’d love to include you in this group and hear what’s on your mind!
