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Updated patterns in block "Pattern Drafts (proven, not yet fully reviewed)".
=> Maturity: Proven Was actually just pattern `start-as-experiment.md`, as all other patterns in the block are still kept in gDocs, wiki, or open Pull Requests.
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# Title
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## Title
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Start as an Experiment
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# Patlet
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## Patlet
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Start your InnerSource initiative as a time limited experiment to make it
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easier for managers unfamiliar with InnerSource to endorse and support the
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Start your InnerSource initiative as a time limited experiment to make it
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easier for managers unfamiliar with InnerSource to endorse and support the
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# Problem
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## Problem
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An InnerSource initiative is considered but not started because management is
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unsure about its outcome and, as a result, is not willing to commit to an
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An InnerSource initiative is considered but not started because management is
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unsure about its outcome and, as a result, is not willing to commit to an
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# Context
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## Context
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The company is considering to leverage InnerSource to increase the efficiency
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of collaboration on software projects. However, most managers are not familiar
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software developers in the company, not the least because many developers use
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# Forces
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## Forces
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- Managers will want to validate the claims of improved collaboration through
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InnerSource before making a long term investment. This usually involves
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# Solution
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## Solution
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Declare the InnerSource initiative as a time limited experiment. Define and
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communicate the criteria for projects to join the InnerSource experiment. The
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criteria should be chosen such that they maximize the chances of building a
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criteria should be chosen such that they maximize the chances of building a
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healthy InnerSource community around the selected InnerSource projects. They
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should also help to ensure that the setting of the projects is such that they
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can later be used to gain externally valid insights into the effects of
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should also help to ensure that the setting of the projects is such that they
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can later be used to gain externally valid insights into the effects of
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applying InnerSource. Examples for such criteria are
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- Sufficient geographical distribution of developers
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introducing [Cross Team Valuation](crossteam-project-valuation.md) to highlight
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# Resulting Context
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## Resulting Context
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Managers are able to kick start InnerSource for the following reasons:
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- Even in case of a failure, the setup ensures that the company will learn from
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managers to make a longer lasting commitment to InnerSource.
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managers to make a longer lasting commitment to InnerSource.
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Participants in the InnerSource experiment are now conscious of the fact that
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they have to prove to management that InnerSource yields the promised benefits.
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It will therefore help to focus work on those activites which provide the most
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It will therefore help to focus work on those activities which provide the most
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Finally, starting as an experiment makes it much easier to sidestep regulations
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# Related Patterns
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## Related Patterns
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- _Trial Run_ (from the book [_Fearless
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Change_](http://www.fearlesschangepatterns.com/))
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# Known Instances
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## Known Instances
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- Robert Bosch GmbH (globally distributed software development)
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# Author
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## Status
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- Georg Grütter (Robert Bosch GmbH)
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# Status
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## Author
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Proven Pattern
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- Georg Grütter (Robert Bosch GmbH)
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# Acknowledgements
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## Acknowledgements
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- Jason Zink (Robert Bosch GmbH)
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- Diogo Fregonese (Robert Bosch GmbH)

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