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“From Consumption to Contributions” lessons from India
Piyush Poddar
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Piyush PoddarDirector, Drupal Practice at Axelerant
● Information Technology professional since 1997
● Loving & Living Drupal since 7 yrs
● Live in Jaipur, India
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India Drupal StoryKey Milestones
2006 - First post on India group in groups.drupal.org
2007 - First Drupal Camp- First article about Drupal published in Indian Media
(Dries Interview in “Linux for You” Magazine)
2011 - Dries visit - Drupalcamps in 3 cities ( 20+ companies, 1000+ visitors)
2015 - Drupal Association visits India for venue feasibility for a DrupalCon India
2016 - ~DrupalCon India
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Linus Torvalds on Indian contributions - 2011
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Journey started with “Consumption” based work culture
● Pool of highly skilled talent is very limited.
● Tough to retain good talent as there was little recognition and job satisfaction.
● High degree of pressure for re-work and deadlines due to lack of best practices/process causing folks to burn out
● Continuous struggle with Salary appraisals & matching competition job offers.
● Winning sales was a challenge due to lack of contribution achievements which indicated lower professional maturity.
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Fast Forward 4 years● Drupal is becoming a serious career choice instead of just a
mere job technology in the community
● Companies beginning to realize the strategic importance of community.
● Encouraging their folks to host, volunteer, speak, and contribute at technical meetups, camps, and conferences.
● Social Status culture - Recognition in local community leading to job satisfaction as well as positive impacts on self worth
● Availability of Mentors in community for guiding and supporting further facilitated this transition.
Lets see some achievements...
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● 2nd highest visits to Drupal.org are from India ( US: 1M, India 450 k visits Jan 2015)
Current State of Drupal India
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● Worldwide enterprise companies such as Accenture, CapGemini, Cognizant & their Indian counterparts like Tata Consulting Services, HCL, Infosys have built significant Drupal practices and staffing offices in India.
● ~100 Indian businesses are already listed with Drupal.org/marketplace & Drupal Association databases.
● 50+ Indian companies supporting Drupal Association as an Organization Member, Supporter, or DrupalCon sponsor
● 15,000+ jobs listed on Indian job portals (shine.com, naukri.com)
Current State of Drupal IndiaBusinesses
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● Some high profile companies served by Indian companies.
Current State of Drupal IndiaBusinesses
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● 150+ events (80+ Meetups)
● 6,500 plus participants (550 plus in code sprints)
● Average DrupalCamp Attendance in 2015 is 600+ (and 100+ in code sprints)
● 40+ companies are actively involved
● Drupal 8 core patches - 4 Indian Companies* in the Top 50 Contributors list for a total of 689+ D8 core patches submitted
● Venue for next International DrupalCon
* http://www.drupalcores.com/companies.html
Current State of Drupal IndiaCommunity
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Summary
● Ecosystems of Do-ocracy & community focused take time to evolve & mature.
● Be patient and supportive. India is transforming quickly from a Consumption-based → Contribution-based Open Source ecosystem. And the biggest strides are just around the corner.
● Judge companies based on their contributions & community involvement, not just the price on the front door.
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Piyush Poddar
[email protected]/u/piyushpoddartwitter.com/piyushpoddar
Attributions & Credits● Drupalcamp Delhi/ Mumbai Keynote by Megan Sanicki● http://drupalradar.com/elephants-are-coming by Steve Parks● Jacob Singh’s presentation at Drupalcon Denver 12 “ Elephants are Coming”● http://www.drupalcores.com/companies.html● http://brainfault.blogspot.in/2012/11/the-truth-about-indian-open-source.html
Thank You!
