🎢 Starting And Progressing
Want to get started, or already in the journey towards platform engineering. Find deeper materials to progress even faster.
User Needs Mapping - Aligning systems and teams to user needs
A quick way to start with Wardley Mapping in practice, placing users centrally and developing systems and team structures accordingly.
For: Product Managers, UX Researchers, Platform Teams, Architects
Platform enablement services canvas
A canvas to determine the different types of services needed to consume a platform, thinking beyond just the tech.
For: Product managers, Service Designers, Platform Teams, Architects
Architecture for flow canvas - designing adaptive, socio-technical systems
A canvas combining Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies for designing adaptive systems.
For: System Architects, Platform Engineers
Platform Engineering Maturity Model (by CNCF)
A framework for reflection and for identifying opportunities for improvement in any organization leveraging platforms.
For: Product managers, Platform Engineers, Architects, Transformation leads
Platform tooling landscape
An overview of a typical platform landscape with several tool examples.
For: Platform Engineers, Architects, Product managers
Platform Engineering metrics overview
An overview of prominent metrics frameworks for platform engineering, with guidance on contextual adaptation and culture.
For: Product managers, Platform teams, Platform leaders
Service Blueprint - Visualizing how your platform is consumed
A UX-derived tool for visualizing how users interact with your platform and where they feel pain.
For: Product managers
Platform Engineering Kickoff Approach
Step-by-step methodology for initiating and launching your platform engineering transformation journey.
For: Platform Leaders, Engineering Managers
Platform Funding Design
Strategic approaches to securing sustainable funding and business case development for platform initiatives.
For: Platform Leaders, Finance Teams
Platform Engineering Change Engagement Canvas
A canvas tool for change communication in platform engineering initiatives.
For: Change manager, Transformation lead
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