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Establishing an Open-Source Program Office

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Learn more about establishing an open-source program office.

It feels like we don’t have a strong understanding of open source itself. Some scars have come from working with open source in an environment filled with proprietary software. When the words “open” and “source” were brought together, there was a visceral reaction. People were skeptical of it. Some even despised it.

There’s no one-size-fits-all way to bring open source into your ecosystem. But it does require a strong champion. That’s why Lee Calcote (@lcalcote) advocates for creating a specific office.

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4 Reasons Agile Is an Introvert’s Dream

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Who says introverts can’t be agile?

While the main benefits of Agile are higher efficiency and reduced waste of time and resources, shorter delivery time, and more flexibility across the board, there is also one other aspect that requires recognition: It’s the impact that the ability to shorten and flex the development process has on human interactions within the organization.

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Because Agile makes it possible for teams to rely on visual communication and tracking more than on in-person data presentation and direct engagement in face-to-face communication, all team members can easily stay informed and engaged in the work, no matter each individual’s comfort level with in-person interaction.

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The Benefit of Playing Video Games at Work

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For a long time organizations would ban access to social media at work, fearful that employees would spend their day goofing around on Facebook rather than doing any work. So the idea of letting employees play games at work is even harder to square, yet a recent paper argues the case for just that, with the rationale behind the concept very similar to that for allowing social media access.

The paper highlights how roughly half of us experience regular cognitive fatigue at work, whether as a result of stress, anxiety, or any number of things. This is especially problematic in professions where a high cognitive load is placed on workers. So, the team wanted to test whether a short burst of gaming could help to alleviate some of that load and help both our performance levels and mental wellbeing.

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