“I don’t subscribe to the ‘great man’ theory of the world. I’d much rather create fertile soil for other innovators to plant their seeds in than just water my own tree.”
Jeff Hammerbacher
As the old saying goes, “There’s no I in OSS Team”. No matter how awesome you are or how small your OctopOSS is, or even if you are the MVP (Most Valuable Player), you’re still not the only tree in the forest on an OSS project.
Create the fertile soil for those around you and you’ll deliver better outcomes personally and as a team as well as getting broader recognition. That especially includes support of customer staff if you’re part of the vendor integration team. No matter how good your software is, if the client’s team can’t figure out how to use it, then you’re doomed to failure.
Have you ever had an OSS or BSS project that’s impacted by poor data quality? The problem of data integrity gets raised on almost every
“One of my favorite things about designing software is designing the defaults. The defaults define the experience for everyone out of the box. And, therefore,
Have you ever been tasked with mapping out the processes for the telco you work for? Either as a way of documenting current state, or
In the last week alone, I’ve had two potent reminders that the world of OSS is simply (pun intended) too complex. This manifests in many
Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
