# [InnerSource Program](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/toc)

## Begin

### Program Setup

#### Management hesitates to invest in InnerSource

##### [Start as an Experiment](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/start-as-experiment)

#### Slow community growth hinders InnerSource

##### [Dedicated Community Leader](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/dedicated-community-leader)

#### InnerSource principles are not intuitive for everybody

##### [Document your Guiding Principles](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/document-your-guiding-principles)

### Project Setup

#### Hard to assess a project quickly

##### [Standard Base Documentation](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/base-documentation)

#### Ad-hoc communication hinders project growth

##### [Communication Tooling](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/communication-tooling)

#### Intransparent roadmap and direction of the project

##### [Issue Tracker Use Cases](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/issue-tracker)

## Adopt

### Valuation Challenges

#### How to measure a project's business value

##### [Cross-Team Project Valuation](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/crossteam-project-valuation)

#### Can we rely on the project for an extended period?

##### [Standard Release Process](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/release-process)

##### [Standard Base Documentation](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/base-documentation)

### Cultural Challenges

#### Unrecognized effort

##### [Praise Participants](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/praise-participants)

##### [Trusted Committer](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/trusted-committer)

### Technical Challenges

#### Not meeting everyone's needs

##### [Common Requirements](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/common-requirements)

#### Fear of shared support responsibility

##### [Service vs. Library](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/service-vs-library)

#### Project is difficult to contribute to and use

##### [Core Team](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/core-team)

### Organizational Challenges

#### Discouragement of contributing resource

##### [Contracted Contributor](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/contracted-contributor)

#### Rejection of accepting contribution

##### [30 Day Warranty](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/30-day-warranty)

#### Radical change of management

##### [Review Committee](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/review-committee)

#### Fear of shared support responsibility

##### [Service vs. Library](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/service-vs-library)

#### Not enough maintainers to scale

##### [Trusted Committer](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/trusted-committer)

#### Difficult cross-team coordination

##### [Transparent Cross-Team Decision Making using RFCs](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/transparent-cross-team-decision-making-using-rfcs)

#### Project without an owner/maintainer

##### [Core Team](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/core-team)

##### [Group Support](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/group-support)

### Cross Legal Entities Challenges

#### Concern on legal liabilities or cross-company accounting

##### [InnerSource License](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/innersource-license)

## Grow

### Discovery Challenges

#### Can't find matching projects

##### [Gig Marketplace](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/gig-marketplace)

##### [InnerSource Portal](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/innersource-portal)

#### Difficult to find active projects

##### [Repository Activity Score](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/repository-activity-score)

## Scale

### Self Education/Improvement Challenges

#### Not aware of InnerSource best practices

##### [Maturity Model](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/maturity-model)

#### Lack of open source knowledge

##### [Document your Guiding Principles](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/document-your-guiding-principles)

### Technical Challenges

#### Increasing maintenance overhead

##### [Extensions for Sustainable Growth](https://patterns.innersourcecommons.org/p/extensions-for-sustainable-growth)
