diff --git a/introduction/scenarios.md b/introduction/scenarios.md index 013b152..dc47493 100644 --- a/introduction/scenarios.md +++ b/introduction/scenarios.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ scenarios or situations where InnerSource can help. ## The digital transformation wave -During last years, many companies have started facing what +In previous years, many companies have started facing what they call their “Digital Transformation”, to become omnichannel companies[^1]. They become heavy IT users and the key transformation steps usually are defined by @@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ framework”, obviously contains terms familiar to any open source developer. These teams usually develop custom software solutions and deployment -recipes for their companies. For small, medium enterprises (SME) this +recipes for their companies. For small, medium enterprises this could be useful and easy to manage. But, what happens when the company -has several DevOps teams around the world? How can they ensure a maximum +has several DevOps teams around the world? How can they ensure maximum code/knowledge reuse across the organization? We have seen companies facing the same problem with different solutions -due to the lack of cross-organizational transparent and collaborative -methodology. +due to the lack of cross-organizational transparency and collaborative +methodologies. ## The world of silos @@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ resources caused by multiplication of technologies, developments, etc. Collaborative development in open source ecosystems has been used several times as an example of how these methodologies can break silos between -companies that might be even market competitors. Those companies have -been able to share knowledge and resources with a common goal . If competitors can -collaborate to build technology in which their business rely on, why -could not corporate business units do the same if they have corporate -success as mission? +companies that might even be market competitors. Those companies have +been able to share knowledge and resources with a common goal. If competitors can +collaborate to build technology their businesses rely on, why +couldn't corporate business units do the same if they have corporate +success as a mission? ## The start-ups bubble @@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ challenge, and managing development teams growing that fast can be a serious problem. The lack of effective and transparent communication channels and -documented procedures, might make harder any new employee on-boarding +documented procedures might make it harder for any new employee to on-board and to be engaged with the company. On the other hand, recently created companies have been born taking advantage of the existing IT solutions to provide omnichannel services. -They are used to work under “DevOps culture” and it might be easier for -them to adopt a common cross-organizational methodology that allow +They are used to working under “DevOps culture” and it might be easier for +them to adopt a common cross-organizational methodology that allows transparency and collaboration. ## Disengagement at work @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ largely intrinsic. The aspects of this motivation can be divided into - purpose, defined as mission in many OSS projects -These aspects are key for software developers motivation, since their tasks +These aspects are key for software developers' motivation, since their tasks involve cognitive skills, decision-making, creativity, or higher-order thinking. [^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnichannel