Internal Open Source ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[GoDaddy]] - Full Title: Internal Open Source - Category: #articles - Document Note: 1. What are the benefits of using Internal Open Source? 2. How can teams join forces and work fearlessly while still maintaining their own priorities? 3. What challenges have been faced by teams when attempting to collaborate on projects? Internal Open Source (Inner Source) is a technique that can be used to enhance collaboration between teams within a company. It follows an Open Source contributor focused approach, allowing teams to join forces during their work and pursue their goals without the need for full alignment in priorities with other teams. This can help prevent duplication of efforts and frustration caused by cross-team dependencies. - Document Tags: [[oswg]] - Summary: As a growing company with a myriad of teams, we have grown a massive repository of code projects. - URL: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/a2bcd7bb-16a2-414a-aa2f-9b0df3149c20 ![](https://uswe-1-content.api.microsoftstream.com/api/thumbnails/5/f866a319-1921-4498-a3ef-0a8c993cda41/MS11enBldG5oaWw0aHFqa3Rvc25xN2FjeGdnYV8xXzY0MHgzNjAucG5n?validTill=2023-02-10T00%3A00%3A00.0000000Z&aadUserOId=52c8fa23-8160-47cd-b4c5-e795c97a281b&encoding=base64&api-version=1.4-private&signature=jgwSd5xvoKuBGXwaQ6LB9vafdTsx36a3Ek%2BFgAPcCMw%3D) As a growing company with a myriad of teams, we have grown a massive repository of code projects. In many cases, these projects have been created by individual teams, solely for their own consumption. Because of this, there have been many cases of duplicated efforts, where multiple teams build their own tools to be used toward the same purpose. In other cases, when there are cross-team dependencies, a sense of frustration can arise when priorities are not aligned between teams. One team may request a new feature from another, but because the feature is not a high priority on the other team’s roadmap, it will not get implemented as quickly as the first team would like. Internal Open Source, also known as Inner Source, is a technique by which we can enhance collaboration between groups and teams in the company. By approaching strategic internal projects with the same contributor focused methodology we apply to Open Source projects, teams can more effectively Join Forces during the normal course of their work. They can continue to Work Fearlessly in the pursuit of their team goals, without the concern of their own priorities having to be fully aligned with those of another team. People timelines are not available for this video., Internal Open Source, GoDaddy, 01grrrpdmeee356ev364kcq3hd.