Supporting Open Source Software for Education
About
rSmart is the fastest growing commercial open source company in the education market. We’re an early stage, Phoenix-based company that offers a fun, fast-paced and challenging work environment. Our vision is to reshape the application software business for the education market. rSmart packages, certifies, deploys and supports a suite of enterprise financial, collaboration and learning applications for colleges, universities and schools serving grades K–12. rSmart’s solutions are leading edge – building on the innovative work of the Sakai and Kuali open source Communities.
rSmart is an active member of the education open source communities. Through our deep involvement and commitment to these communities, and to the collaborative approach to developing enterprise software, rSmart is able to provide its clients with software applications specifically designed to meet the unique needs of educational institutions. This collaborative approach helps rSmart’s customers deliver innovative IT solutions to their users, reduce costs, and break their dependence on proprietary software vendors.
rSmart is the only founding commercial participant in the Kuali community and was among the first organizations elected to the Sakai Foundation’s board of directors. rSmart has developed a reputation as the model for commercial participation in these communities by contributing time and expertise to the functional specifications, software development, organizational development and governance. rSmart employees play critical community roles in governance, setting functional direction, as well as architecture and software development. Our deep involvement in these communities gives rSmart unique insight that we apply to our clients’ advantage.
No company is more engaged in Kuali and Sakai communities than rSmart, and none has been engaged with more institutions to help evaluate, implement, and support Sakai and Kuali software.
Exploration. We actively explore the new; constantly looking for ideas, opportunities, new perspectives, and anything else that can help fulfill our vision and achieve our mission. (Note: this is more than exploring on our own. We encourage innovation from everyone, even if its not directly related to our bottom line. This “working with others” concept flows throughout our values.)
Recombination. We strive to create new possibilities out of existing information and ideas. We expand our network of diverse perspectives and experiences to bring the best ideas to the table and put them to the test.
Make a difference. Our work has an impact, changing minds, meaning, methods, and measures. We give something back to the world and to our partners and make a tangible contribution to education, society, and the world.
Enjoy the experience. We are individuals in a state of “flow,” combined with a strong sense of rSmart as a community. It is a positive physical and emotional environment, with a strong feeling of fun and pride. Embracing change, learning from mistakes, not hiding them. Well thought out risks are to be encouraged. When successful, our customers benefit. When not, the lessons learned still benefit our company as well as our customers.
Knowledge Sharing. We embrace the spirit of freedom and innovation driving the worldwide open source movement. We believe that there is benefit to everyone in our value-web if knowledge is shared openly and freely. This spirit lets us work very collaboratively with our customers and others in the value-web.
To perform successfully at rSmart, an individual should demonstrate all of our core competencies.
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