Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) face growing pressure to justify their existence amid budget cuts. A new Linux Foundation Research report by Ibrahim Haddad introduces a four-dimensional framework for measuring OSPO value: ROI and cost avoidance, resilience (dependency and supply chain management), risk foresight (early detection of license, security, and governance issues), and strategic influence (long-term ecosystem engagement). The post highlights key principles for building a measurement system, including focusing on outcomes over activities, using both quantitative and narrative approaches, and tailoring communications to specific stakeholder audiences such as executives, engineering, and security leadership.
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