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Skills Essential for a Highly Technical Internal Development Platform
The internal development platform is a highly technical product that clearly focuses on automation, abstraction, and extensibility. Various skills must be available directly within the Platform Engineering team to achieve this. In terms of engineering capabilities, as mentioned earlier, there is a need to have a core foundation in DevOps and infrastructure within the Platform…
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Wiring the Enterprise for Flow and Value Maximization
This article is part of a series on transforming into a high-performance digital organization. To explore the six key themes and start your transformation journey, click here → Achieving optimal flow and maximizing value delivery are critical components of a high-performance digital organization. The transition from traditional project-based approaches to a product-centric mindset requires a fundamental shift…
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Building High-Performance Software Teams
This article is part of a series on transforming into a high-performance digital organization. To explore the six key themes and start your transformation journey, click here → High-performance software teams are the backbone of a successful digital transformation. These teams are responsible for delivering high-quality software at a rapid pace and for driving innovation and maintaining…
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Growing and Developing the Next Generation of Digital Leaders
This article is part of a series on transforming into a high-performance digital organization. To explore the six key themes and start your transformation journey, click here → As organizations transform into high-performance digital enterprises, the need for capable leaders who can drive and sustain change becomes increasingly critical. Digital leaders are not just senior managers but…
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Simplifying the Technology Landscape
This article is part of a series on transforming into a high-performance digital organization. To explore the six key themes and start your transformation journey, click here → A cluttered and outdated technology landscape can be a significant barrier to innovation and agility. Simplifying this landscape is essential for organizations aiming to stay competitive and responsive to…
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Transforming into a High-Performance Digital Organization (HPDO): Six Key Themes
Based on extensive research and practical engagement with organizations of varying sizes and across continents, DASA has identified six critical themes essential for achieving High-Performance Digital Organizations (HPDOs). These themes form the cornerstone of successful digital transformation initiatives, addressing most encountered challenges and promising opportunities faced by enterprises. Each organization is unique, with its own…
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Leadership Pattern: Invest in Platform Teams and Accelerate the IT Function
The autonomy of teams is supported by the ability to operate as independent teams. The way to achieve autonomy through DevOps is by setting up teams (Business System teams) structured around distinct services and products, as shown in the following figure. The guidance of architects is of great help when setting up teams, such as…
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Characteristics of Antifragile Organizations
Antifragile organizations have a culture that enables people to learn fast from their environment, adapt to it, and take advantage of volatility. Some of the characteristics of antifragile organizations are: Antifragile organizations support Agile and Lean philosophies well. Many enterprises have invested in these philosophies over the past decades. DASA DevOps Leader DASA DevOps Leader…
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Key Methods for Tracking Business Objectives
Three distinct methodologies to identify, execute, and track business goals with precision and agility. In the dynamic business landscape, aligning objectives and strategies is pivotal for success. Three distinct methodologies, Hoshin Kanri, OGSM, and OKR, stand out as powerful instruments for identifying, executing, and tracking business goals with precision and agility. Hoshin Kanri: Strategic Policy…
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Business Objectives Should Make the Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG) More Tangible
Business objectives, potentially derived from the BHAG, refer to the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) targets set by an organization to achieve its overall mission and vision. They represent the desired outcomes and results the organization aims to accomplish within a specific timeframe. Business objectives provide a clear direction and focus for the…
