Red Hat Releases the Open Decision Framework to Spur Transparent and Inclusive Leadership
June 07 2016 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
Developed and tested within Red Hat, the
Framework exemplifies Red Hat's commitment to using open source
principles to get work done
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open
source solutions, today announced the release of a community
version of the Open Decision Framework, the company's collection of
its own best practices for making decisions and leading projects.
The framework can help decision-makers communicate transparently,
seek out diverse perspectives, collaborate more effectively across
distributed teams, and limit unanticipated impacts of business
projects and decisions.
Red Hat's open culture – rooted in transparency, collaboration
and meritocracy – was highlighted in The Open Organization, by Jim
Whitehurst, the company's president and CEO. Red Hat created the
Open Decision Framework to help sustain and scale its open culture
as it grew. As interest in open source – both in technology and as
the basis of open management and culture – has taken off, Red Hat
has received a number of requests from outside organizations
interested in learning how to apply open source principles within
their own organizations. By making its Open Decision Framework
available, Red Hat hopes to empower business leaders,
decision-makers, and project managers to learn from the experiences
of Red Hatters and contribute their own findings back to the
community.
The Open Decision Framework illustrates how to take five open
source principles--open exchange, participation, meritocracy,
community, and “release early, release often”--and put them into
practice throughout the process of making a decision or leading a
project. The framework is flexible and offers practical steps
designed to help teams collaborate with each other, identify and
engage stakeholders, manage competing needs and priorities,
communicate tradeoffs and business requirements, and improve
decision-making.
The Open Decision Framework is available under a Creative
Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, and all files are available on
GitHub.
Supporting Quotes
DeLisa Alexander, executive vice president and chief people
officer, Red Hat
“When people read The Open Organization, they often ask us how
we make open and inclusive decision-making work at Red Hat. We
created the Open Decision Framework to articulate the lessons Red
Hatters have learned by trial and error, based on our experiences
working both at Red Hat and in open source communities. We're
excited to launch this community version so that others can adapt
it to fit their own organizations and projects, and share their
improvements upstream."
Additional Resources
- Find the Open Decision Framework on
GitHub
- Read more about the Open Decision
Framework on Opensource.com
- Learn more about The Open
Organization
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Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software
solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable
and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and
virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning
support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in
a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source
communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies
that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the
future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
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