IBM

InnerSource, the use of Open Source technologies within a company, is an exciting new way to get more people involved in Information Technology projects. It helps with career growth, exposure, and employee retention.

IBM has stepped up our focus on InnerSource, and it helps deliver IT solutions to those who need it quicker.

Unless properly managed, it can detract people from their day-to-day jobs. We need management buy-in to allow their employees to work on InnerSource projects. It is a balancing act. The manager needs to consider the benefit to the employee while ensuring that their group delivers on its commitments to the business. Therefore, the measurement/reward system has to consider what a line manager does for InnerSource for the good of the whole area versus what a specific area (on its own) delivers.

Reward managers who let their people get involved in InnerSource appropriately from a whole business perspective.