Jul 17, 2021Member-onlyRelaunch the Product Roadmap with the Right Tool and Stakeholder Buy-InIt’s all about solving problems, not implementing features. — The product roadmap puts the organization's plans in a strategy, value-oriented context. It describes the strategic plan for reaching the product's vision under uncertainty and within a continuously evolving world. However, do not consider a feature-release plan as the product roadmap, as we did it wrongly. Marty Cagan, the author…Product Management9 min readProduct Management9 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jan 8, 2020Member-onlyThe Blockers and Catalysts of Digital TransformationHow many have you heard that you need APIs for digital transformation? How about that this also requires cultural transformation? Let me guess: too many! Businesses are struggling when it comes to knowing what to look for, what actions to take, and how to make digital transformation work. Digital transformation…Digital Transformation13 min readDigital Transformation13 min read
Sep 28, 2019Member-onlyPocathon: Make an Agile Product Decision in 3 Days“You are crazy! A Proof-of-Concept (PoC) takes weeks or months to gain reliable insights. A hackathon is not enough time for providers to demonstrate how their products meet our needs. Hence, you can’t make a reliable provider decision”. Well, we did it, and with excellent results. After three intense days…Decision Making8 min readDecision Making8 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jul 27, 2018Member-onlyAPI Case Study with Human-Centered API DesignHow we created Identity, our first API product. — In this case study, we present the API product Identity, which was our first API product when we applied our API product management methodology. Basically, it is a product that allows organizations to verify the identity and personal info of a person. …API7 min readAPI7 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jul 10, 2018Member-onlyAPI Product Ideation and ValidationUltimate Step-by-Step Guide to Ideate and Validate API Product Ideas Based on Customer Journey — You are familiar with APIs. You know the data and service assets that are at your disposal and you know the stakeholders. But you never had the opportunity to think about new API products because you focused on API delivery. Then, this workshop is for you. In this workshop, you’ll…API14 min readAPI14 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jul 10, 2018Member-onlyAsset Discovery and API Product IdeationHow to Create Innovative API Products Based on an Organization’s Data and Service Assets. — You are familiar with APIs. But you never had the opportunity to think about API products because you had to deliver APIs on request. Or, you don’t have a complete overview of interesting data and service assets in your organization yet. Or, you are just starting with APIs but don’t…API10 min readAPI10 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jul 10, 2018Member-onlyHuman-Centered API DesignDesign APIs Human-Centered to Build Successful API Products — Digital transformation is the next big thing after the industrial revolution. And APIs is one of the pillars of this transformation. That’s why so many organizations are interested in building APIs and expose their assets. However, building and providing APIs is no guarantee for creating business value, digitalize, or transform…Human Centered Design5 min readHuman Centered Design5 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jun 1, 2018Member-onlyWhat is an API Management PlatformDevelopment, Runtime, and Engagement. — Typically, an API management platform consists of three platform components: API development platform, API runtime platform, API engagement platform. API Development Platform The API development platform enables API providers to develop APIs quickly and with high quality. To this goal, it offers a toolbox with common API building blocks (e.g., …API2 min readAPI2 min read
Published in API Product Management·Jun 1, 2018Member-only4 Stakeholders of APIAbout Providers, Customers, Consumers, and End-Users — There are four main groups of stakeholders: API providers, API customers, API consumers, and end-users. API providers build, expose, and operate APIs. API customers make a decision to buy the use of an API. API consumers develop apps that use APIs. End-users don’t use directly APIs. …API2 min readAPI2 min read
Apr 3, 2018Member-only6 Things I Learned from my Adventure of Bitcoin TradingThe news are drowned with Bitcoin stories. Yesterday, it was the galactic price developments of Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple & Co. Today, the ultimate dead of Bitcoin & Co is announced by finance experts and media — again. And tomorrow, new price records are on the agenda. It sounds like a…Bitcoin6 min readBitcoin6 min read
