Business Success with Open Source

Postponing P&P Is a Mistake

Developing outbound FOSS P&P may seem like a step you can skip or say “oh, we’ll get around to it later,” but I guarantee you’ll regret it if you do. Far too many companies—especially software startups—ignore their P&P entirely, potentially leaving the company IP and security at risk. Creating policies and procedures in tandem with the strategy and tactics they’ll support not only ensures they’ll exist at all but also helps make sure that they’ll be fit to purpose and useful.

Remember, if your organization doesn’t provide P&P for how to implement its strategy, the employees you assign that implementation will make up their own rules for doing so, and you may not like what they come up with. For more information about ...