Tips for Successful Open Source Development (Here’s a Hint: Try Scrum!)
As Open Source development becomes increasingly common, it represents a whole new host of questions and potential challenges for traditional project managers interested in incorporating those practices into their daily operations. Luckily, Andrew Till of Information Week has provided a useful breakdown of how organizations can utilize Open Source development without running into too many headaches.
Scrum and agile users will be interested to read that Till advocates pairing Open Source development with a like-minded project management approach: namely, Scrum or agile. He writes:
“Leveraging open source software isn’t just about finding free code on the Internet and integrating it into your project. It has implications for your overall development model. Instead of traditional waterfall development models widely in use at large companies, open source projects often use Agile or Scrum iterative development methodologies where cross-functional teams collaborate to come up with requirements and solutions.”
Take a look at the entire list of nine tips here: http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/open-source/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222002603
