From Tires to Code: Building Michelin’s OSPO
Session Abstract
Michelin, a 136-year-old industrial giant, is building its open source culture. This talk is a feedback from our OSPO, detailing our strategy, governance, and change management programs. We’ll share our progress and achievements, our key lessons, and the significant challenges still ahead on our journey.
Session Description
Launching an OSPO in a global, non-tech-native corporation presents unique cultural, legal, and organizational hurdles. This session provides a practical feedback on how Michelin built and now operates its OSPO.
We will walk through the entire journey, covering:
* The historical context and business strategy that drove the need for a formal OSPO.
* The practical steps of establishing a strong governance model and the OSPO’s structure
* A deep dive into our multi-faceted program for cultural change. This is now the core of our strategy and includes:
* Company-wide training modules (which we are now in the process of open sourcing).
* A gamified badging system to incentivise learning and contribution.
* The creation and management of an OSS Champions community to scale our efforts.
* Our approach to external communication
* The tools we use.
* And finally, the road ahead us: the significant challenges that remain on our journey.
