A focused course on designing an Open Source Program Office (OSPO): the enterprise-wide function that governs both an organisation's consumption of open source software and, where applicable, its contribution back to the projects it depends on. You will work through why informal, team-by-team practice breaks down at scale, the consumption-side pillars of licence policy, pre-adoption security review and an approved-components list, the contribution-side pillars of intellectual property review and a process people will actually use, the recurring tension between developer velocity and governance rigor, where an OSPO sits organisationally and how it staffs itself, how to measure whether the programme is actually working, and how to build the function incrementally rather than all at once.
Nothing. Every course, exam, and certificate on the catalog is free — including retakes. All you need is a free Safeguard account.
None. The flagship course, Safeguard Certified Practitioner, is a beginner-level course — basic familiarity with how software is built helps, but every exam question is answerable from the lessons themselves.
You can retake it after a 24-hour cooldown, as many times as you need. Retakes are free, and each attempt draws a fresh random set of questions.
The Safeguard Certified Practitioner credential is valid for 24 months from issue. The expiry date is printed on the certificate and shown live on its public verification page. Renewing means passing the current exam again.
