In this organization template, the style of reuse is very informal and ad-hoc. The reuse scope is targeted for the
specific community, with no governance boards or policies. There are resources committed to managing the repository,
but the asset production and reuse is ad-hoc at best. The use of assets is opportunistic.
Many organizations begin their asset work using a organization template similar to this one. A challenge of this style
of asset-based development is to produce sufficient results and benefits to warrant migrating to a more formal
structure. Sometimes some level of structure is needed to capture and report benefits.
Another challenge for this template is the potential for the repository to become a junkyard of assets. With no
governance the asset producers feel that their assets are reusable and the needs of the consumers are not directly
considered or are assumed. Pretty soon the repository is rendered useless.
The proper use of this template is to use it as a starting point on the road to a governed repository. If the
enterprise uses this for a period of time to gather lessons learned and then move on, this template can fulfill that
purpose quite well.
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