Platform Strategy

Gregor Hohpe

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Table of Contents

About this Book

About this Book

Part I: Understanding Platforms

Standing on Giants’ Shoulders
The Fab Four of Technology Platforms

Part II: A Strategy for Platforms

Formulating a Strategy
Becoming a Platform Company
The Platform Paradox
Mapping Platforms
Addendum: “I ACED My Strategy”
Talking with Platform Builders: SIMBAS

Part III: In-House Platforms

In-House IT Platforms
IT Platform and IT Services Are Antonyms
Mechanisms, Not Magic
Do You Have an Opinion? A Mind of Your Own?
Making Platform Decisions
Procuring a Platform
Talking with Platform Builders: Singapore GovTech

Part IV: Designing Platforms

The 7 “C”s of Platform Quality
Fruit Salad or Fruit Basket?
Cantilevered Platforms
Will Your Platform Float or Sink?
Beware the Grim Wrapper!
Build Abstractions Not Illusions
Failure Doesn’t Respect Abstraction
Platforms for AI & AI for Platforms

Part V: Implementing Platforms

Platform Anatomy
Platform Orchestration
Ownership and Tenancy

Part VI: Growing Platforms

Platform Evolution Is a Cube
The Shape of Platforms
Visualizing Platforms
Charting a Platform Roadmap
Tiering and Slicing

Part VII: Organizing for Platforms

Platform, Inc.
Multi-sided Platform Teams
The Customer-Centric Platform Team
Platform Teams Without Platform
Author Biography

Platform Strategy/Part III: In-House Platforms/Procuring a Platform

Procuring a Platform

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Do You Need a Platform?

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Should You Build a Platform?

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Selecting a Platform

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Utilizing a Platform

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Respecting Platform Opinions

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Leaving a Platform

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