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## [Glossary and Background - Existing frameworks and models]({{< relref "glossary" >}})
## [Introduction]({{< relref "introduction" >}})

- Guide's purpose and audience
- Open source in modern business
- Carl-Eric Mols' "Principles for Industrial Open Source"
- Magnus presentation at FOSSNorth
- Mozilla archetypes and Heather Meeker's frameworks

## [Engineering Driven vs. Business Driven Open Source]({{< relref "engineering-vs-business-driven" >}})
## [What is Open Source?]({{< relref "definition" >}})

- Definitions
- Implementation strategies for business-driven
- Connecting the two perspectives for a holistic approach
- The legal definition, plus background on the open source movement
- The difference between 'legally' open source and the open source philosophy
- Misconceptions about open source
(- Description of common practices in open source development)

## [Misconceptions and Challenges]({{< relref "misconceptions_challenges" >}})
## [Adoption of Open Source Principles]({{< relref "adoption" >}})

- Misconceptions managers have about open source
- Open source in modern software engineering
- Open source in modern businesses
- Engagement levels in open source
- Using open source software
- Contributing to open source software
- Publishing and maintaining open source software
- Engineering Driven vs. Business Driven Open Source
- Definitions
- Implementation strategies for business-driven
- Connecting the two perspectives for a holistic approach

## [Business benefits of open source software]({{< relref "benefits" >}})

- Engineering benefits
- Marketing + sales benefits
- Other business benefits (recruiting, retention, reputation)
- Difference in business benefits depending on the engagement level (user, contributor, editor)
- Strategies for maximizing the business benefits of open source

## [The mechanics of Open Source in business]({{< relref "business-drivers" >}})

- drivers
- archetypes
- business models
- Framework for deciding whether your organization should release an internal project as an open source project
- Open Source is not a business model

## [Buying Open Source]({{< relref "purchasing" >}})

- Open Source in purchasing

## [Addressing Open source downsides]({{< relref "misconceptions_challenges" >}})

- Risks and challenges from using open source software
- Addressing security concerns and support availability
- Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) when publishing software
- Risks and challenges from contributing to open source software
- Risks and challenges from publishing and maintaining open source software
- Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) when publishing software
- Legislative risks related to open source software
- How to properly budget or allocate resources for OSPOs?
- Strategies for minimizing the risks and downsides from open source
- general business risk management and Open Source

## [Communicating Engineering Benefits to Business Value]({{< relref "communication_of_benefits_to_business_value" >}})
## [Communicating open source's value with business stakeholders]({{< relref "communication_of_benefits_to_business_value" >}})

- How to communicate open source benefits to business managers
- Simplifying complex concepts for managerial understanding
- resources for managers to engage with open source effectively
- Adjusting your message according to your audience - not all business stakeholders are the same
- Focus on the 2 or 3 primary benefits you think this particular project will have; all projects are different
- Don't hide the drawbacks of open source; be frank about the potential risks and downsides

## [Case Studies and Success Stories]({{< relref "case_studies_and_stories" >}})

- Neutral collaboration: Stories from organizations like LF Energy's OpenSTEF
- Real-life examples to cluster open source suppliers to assess if they are open source first
- Real-life examples that shares a system that enables organizations to assess "What do I want to reach by open-sourcing this?"
- Neutral collaboration: Stories from organizations like LF Energy's OpenSTEF or from Open Telemetry
- Case study from open source 'user' organizations
- Case study from organizations who are engaged contributors
- Case study from publishers of open source software

## [Future work and conclusion]({{< relref "living_guide_for_business" >}})
## [Conclusion]({{< relref "living_guide_for_business" >}})

- Creating a living document that evolves with community input
- Recap of the guide's key points  

## [Glossary]({{< relref "glossary" >}})

- Glossary of terms (don't duplicate https://glossary.todogroup.org)