Why is it so Hard to Create a Great Platform-as-a-product? • Nicki Watt • GOTO 2023

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2023. #GOTOcon #GOTOams https://gotoams.nl Nicki Watt - CEO/CTO at OpenCredo @OpencredoItd RESOURCES https://twitter.com/techiewatt https://wattswhat.org https://linkedin.com/in/nickiwatt ABSTRACT So you've heard that you should be applying product thinking, and treating the platform as-a-product when embarking on a new platform initiative. This is great, however for many this seems much harder to do in practice than theory! This talk explores some of the reasons behind this. We look at what the stumbling blocks are which tend to trip people and organisations up the most, as well as what can be done to recognise and counteract these where possible. What you will learn from this talk: • Why it is important to apply product thinking, and treat the platform as-a-product, when embarking on a new platform engineering initiative • What stumbling blocks you may run into trying to do this • How can you get around, or counteract some of these stumbling blocks [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:42 Agenda 01:09 What is platform engineering? 10:47 What is so significant about this concept? 15:47 Stumbling blocks to watch out for 44:02 Good user centric platform-as-a-product characteristics 48:56 Conclusion 49:39 Outro Read the full abstract here: https://gotoams.nl/2023/sessions/2469 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Zhamak Dehghani • Data Mesh • https://amzn.to/3tTCwAC Sandeep Uttamchandani • The Self-Service Data Roadmap • https://amzn.to/3wAw5W2 Piethein Strengholt • Data Management at Scale • https://amzn.to/3tya08H Vukotic, Watt, Abedrabbo, Fox, Partner • Neo4j in Action • https://amzn.to/3LFyjJz https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #PlatformAsAProduct #PaaP #PlatformEngineering #NickiWatt #DataMesh #OpenCredo Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1