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Without support by middle management, the total number of contributors and, as
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a result, the amount of contributions made and value generated by the
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- InnerSource initiative will likely fall below expectation of top level
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+ InnerSource initiative will likely fall below expectation of top- level
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management. This will likely be amplified if there is no adequate funding for
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and empowerment of [ Dedicated Community Leaders] ( dedicated-community-leader.md ) .
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- This runs the risk of top level management abandoning the InnerSource idea.
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+ This runs the risk of top- level management abandoning the InnerSource idea.
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## Context
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A large corporation has started an InnerSource initiative. Major goals for the
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- initiative are to increase the efficiency of distributed software develoment
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+ initiative are to increase the efficiency of distributed software development
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and to foster innovation by allowing every associate to voluntarily
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contribute to InnerSource projects, regardless of topic and business unit.
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@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ them, the InnerSource initiative is just one of many initiatives to foster
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innovation and efficiency, though. They are funding InnerSource with money and
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capacity for community leaders and are largely giving autonomy as for how the
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budget is spent. They are also limiting the breadth and duration of the
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- initiative and partake in periodic reviews until there is proof that it yields
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+ initiative and partake in periodic reviews until there is proof it yields
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the expected results (see [ Review Committee] ( review-committee.md ) ). Top level
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management has announced their support for InnerSource on various company
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internal meetings.
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- However, top level management has not yet empowered or incentivised mid-level
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+ However, top- level management has not yet empowered or incentivised mid-level
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managers to allow or even motivate their employees to participate in
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cross-divisional InnerSource activities. In addition to that, the capacity of
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every associate is usually allocated to non InnerSource projects for 100 % of
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his teammates in his business unit increase.
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- Individual contributors will likely consider participating in InnerSource
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as an opportunity to enhance their professional network within the company
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- and to gain knowledege and experience in the technical area of her
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+ and to gain knowledge and experience in the technical area of her
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contributions.
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## Solution
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- The contracting specifies a maximum percentage of the associates work time in
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InnerSource.
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- The contracting clearly states that work in the contributor's business unit
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- takes precendence over work in InnerSource.
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+ takes precedence over work in InnerSource.
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- The contracting states that it is not required to work in InnerSource for the
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maximum percentage specified in the contract.
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- The contracting is signed by the contributor, the contributor's line manager,
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eventually achieve [ Trusted Committer] ( ./trusted-committer.md ) status.
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- A formal contracting provides a basis for resolving conflict related to
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participation in InnerSource activities. Note that mediation will likely be
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- successful only for a few companies with a culture condusive to that.
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+ successful only for a few companies with a culture conducive to that.
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## Known Instances
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