OSS Procurement FAQ: Part 3

In-house development. This phrase can often give developers a sense of freedom while also causing panic. Sure, there’s the basic activities of requirements gathering, development, testing, and deployment, no matter what development process or technology you plan to use. But, beyond that, then what? With the time crunch to get an app built, many government staff do not have the luxury to plan out further details like “community” management or legal issues they could encounter with their in-house projects.

Fortunately, a lot of the hard work has already been done for government staff in terms of best practices for developing in-house open source projects. The Civic Commons Wiki covers many of these topics and even provides easy to follow checklists, some of which are listed below...