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A Learning Management Application with API-First Mindset
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Program Drivers
Goals
- Create awareness: Increase awareness of the power of Apigee Edge and Dev Portal among internal stakeholders
- Accelerate Adoption: Drive adoption of an API product mindset across the organization.
- Align Direction: Ensure regional and Business Unit (BU) strategies align with corporate goals.
- Grow Evangelists: Develop a network of internal API champions to promote API-first practices.
- Roadmap Development: Establish a clear annual roadmap with a focused 90-day plan.
- Best Practices: Promote the application of API SDLC best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
Accelerating New Product Investments
3Q Product Roll-Outs
- Expand recession products - Response Recovery.
- New core products - Commercial, 1-9.
- New EWS - mortgage solutions, expanding I9-anywhere roll - out.
- Showcased Data & Analytics capabilities at ignite live conference.
- Data Fabric and new data sources will accelerate innovation pipeline.
Challenges and Approach:
- Limited API awareness: Many business units and regional teams lacked a strong understanding of API capabilities.
- Product discovery: Developers struggled to easily discover and integrate APIs into their products.
- New product development: Existing processes hindered the creation of innovative, reusable API products.
SIDGS addressed these challenges by implementing an API-first adoption program with a focus on:
- Digital Enablement: Building awareness of digital capabilities within the organization.
- API Discoverability: Simplifying API discovery for developers through improved search and documentation.
- Easy discoverability of API products
- Market Opportunities: Identifying and driving new API-driven products and markets.
- Consumption-Based Products: Optimizing the backlog of consumption-based products for improved adoption.
Our Solution
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Individualized Approach: Tailored the program to cater to the specific experiences and readiness levels of each region.
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Knowledge Workshops: Conducted a series of workshops to transfer knowledge and promote collaboration between business and development teams.
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API MVP Development: Facilitated the development of an API Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to solidify learning, encourage continuous improvement, and showcase API capabilities.
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COE and BU Collaboration: Engaged with the Center of Excellence (COE) and advanced BUs to share best practices, learnings, and ensure adherence to established standards.
Results and Benefits:
- Consistent Brand Image: Cultivated a consistent corporate image through standardized API development practices.
- Market-Driven Innovation: Fostered an environment of active ideation, ensuring new products meet evolving market demands.
- Faster Time-to-Market: Achieved accelerated time-to-market for new products, leading to a competitive advantage.
- Revenue Growth: Generated new revenue streams through innovative API-driven products and services.
- Enhanced Partner Onboarding: Streamlined partner onboarding and facilitated faster conversions.
- Increased BU Adoption: Witnessed a significant increase in Business Unit adoption of API-first methodologies.
- Product Management Mindset: Cultivated a product management mindset focused on customer-centric innovation and "outside-in" thinking.
By implementing this successful API-first adoption program, the organization empowered its teams to accelerate digital transformation, foster innovation, and ultimately deliver an enhanced user experience.