PlatformOps- Platforms as systems of value

Platforms as Systems of Value

Organisations that fail to evolve their internal platforms risk slower responses to change, rising operational costs, and a widening gap between technology investment and realised business value.

The organisations that are pulling ahead are doing something different; they ensure that platforms and their teams have what they need to succeed. They recognise that platforms organised and managed well become engines of resilience, speed, and innovation across the business. Left unmanaged, they become costly stacks that fail to deliver a return on investment.

This position paper by Gielen Rojas-López outlines the key dimensions that organisations should consider when evolving their internal platforms and offers practical guidance on how and where to begin working across those dimensions.

It also makes the case for Platform Engineering as an essential part of this evolution, focusing not on defining the discipline itself, but on explaining:

• Why Platform Engineering is key
• What platforms and teams need to succeed
• Industry evidence and insights that support this position

Use it when you want to:

• Understand the key dimensions of the overall operating model that are essential for Platform Engineering to succeed.
• Plan the areas to assess and identify stakeholders to involve, using the dimensions as guidance.
• Start planning and outline likely activities using the Evolving Platforms guidance.

Resources

Full paper on treating platforms as systems of value, including dimensions and guidance:
Read the paper → https://valuecraftstudio.com/sys-of-value-paper

Article on the concept of Evolutionary PlatformOps: From Anti-patterns to Evolutionary PlatformOps