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28 changes: 14 additions & 14 deletions introduction/scenarios.md
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## 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
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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

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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

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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
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- 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
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