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+## Preliminary Findings - September 2024
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+This folder contains the preliminary findings presented in a slide deck related to 2024 OSPO research in two formats
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+- [PDF](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17009049/2024.OSPO.N222.Key.Findings.pdf): Provides a formatted version of the presentation with the underlying data
+- [PPTX](): PowerPoint presentation with charts and data points (Please note that the presentation may display inconsistencies in Google Slides, but the underlying data is intact)
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+### About the Data
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+The final sample size for this dataset includes 222 respondents:
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+- 100 who currently have an OSPO,
+- 26 planning to implement one, and
+- 96 without an OSPO
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+### Additional Notes
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+- Among the 26 planning an OSPO, 77% intend to implement it within a year
+- Organizations not currently having an OSPO cite specific reasons for this decision in Q46 and Q47
+- The most significant segmentations are explored in Question 21. For detailed analysis, refer to slides 37-40 of the deck
+- This year, there was a significant drop in participant responses compared to last year. We are still in the process of identifying the concrete reasons for this
+- The final dataset, including the report with storytelling, filtering criteria CSV file, and raw data, will be published in this repo by November and presented at the Linux Foundation Member Summit