The document presents insights on navigating the non-technical aspects of digital transformation by emphasizing the need to embrace iterative processes, empowering teams, and fostering innovation. It advises against trying to control every detail, advocating for smaller, modular approaches over large acquisitions. The main conclusion encourages thinking big while acting small, focusing on collaboration with the business to adapt and address relevant challenges.

1. Are you ready for
Digital Transforma4on?
Sanjiva Weerawarana, Ph.D.
Chief Architect, CEO & Founder, WSO2, Inc.
sanjiva@wso2.com.
WSO2 Year End Webinar, December 21, 2016.

2. Agenda
Don’t bother geNng it right
Don’t try to control everything
Give freedom to innovate
Don’t buy big
Think small and build pieces
Control your des4ny
Work closely with the business
Future
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3. These are my thoughts on how to navigate the
non-technical aspects of digital transforma4on.
These ideas have evolved from observing our
users & customers and from my own ins4ncts.
No disrespect meant to anyone in case these go
against your opera4ng mantras!
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4. Don’t bother geNng it right.
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5. Build a quick PoC. Fail fast. Iterate.
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Don’t bother geNng it right.

6. Prac4ce itera4ve architecture.
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Don’t bother geNng it right.

7. Become dispassionately passionate.
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Don’t bother geNng it right.

8. Empower your people. Celebrate failure.
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Don’t bother geNng it right.

9. Don’t try to control everything.
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10. Assimilate with the Borg:
Go cloud & serverless.
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Don’t try to control everything.

11. Stand on the shoulders of giants:
Copy. Subscribe. Consume.
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Don’t try to control everything.

12. Give freedom to innovate.
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13. Don’t govern, surveil:
Let a thousand flowers bloom.
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Give freedom to innovate.

14. Just say no to REST.
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Give freedom to innovate.
The future of API design: The orchestra4on layer
hcp://www.danieljacobson.com/blog/306

15. Don’t buy big.
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16. Just say no to RFPs.
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Don’t buy big.

17. Buy pieces, not black boxes.
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Don’t buy big.

18. Think small and build pieces.
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19. Microservices.
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Think small and build pieces.

20. Containers.
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Think small and build pieces.

21. Control your des4ny.
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22. Open source.
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Control your des4ny.

23. Put lips4ck on the pig: APIs.
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Control your des4ny.

24. Become recomposable.
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Control your des4ny.

25. Own your technology:
This is Water.
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Control your des4ny.
This is Water.
hcps://news.greylock.com/this-is-water-f989bd158191#.ggk5uz78q

26. Work closely with the business.
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27. Address the right problems.
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Work closely with the business.

28. Sell it to them.
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Work closely with the business.

29. Construc4vely destroy the business.
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Work closely with the business.

30. Future
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31. Relax. Things change slowly.
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Future

32. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
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Future

33. Create a learning culture:
Learn something new everyday.
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34. Take security seriously.
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Future

35. Summary
Don’t bother geNng it right
Don’t try to control everything
Give freedom to innovate
Don’t buy big
Think small and build pieces
Control your des4ny
Work closely with the business
Future
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36. Conclusion: Think big. Act small.
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