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Scaling Internal Collaboration with Open Source Operating Models

on YouTube 21m
Talkat InnerSource Summit 2025 · on Thursday, 2025-11-13· [open-source, engineering-leadership]

speaker

name:Ayodeji Ogundare
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resources

video:https://youtu.be/ggF3fIT5lh8
slides:none on file

summary

Argues that applying open source operating models and OSPO practices fixes duplicated work (example: similar integrations across 27 offices), slow reviews (one PR waited seven days), and undocumented services by enforcing onboarding guides, code ownership graphs, decision records, and automated PR checks. Recommends using metadata platforms like Backstage, measuring developer experience with onboarding time, review turnaround, cross-team contributions and reuse rates, and running lightweight governance so projects don’t become single-maintainer bottlenecks.

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chapters (10)

  1. 0:00Introduction to talk
  2. 1:11Common collaboration challenges
  3. 6:31Unstructured inner source problems
  4. 7:39Open source solutions for collaboration
  5. 8:23Designing contribution guidelines
  6. 12:14Governance for maintainers
  7. 15:05Scaling with open source principles
  8. 16:50Inner source maturity levels
  9. 18:14Measuring impact of inner source
  10. 19:40Key takeaways and next steps

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