This document discusses planning and running a digital transformation through an iterative architecture approach. It recommends starting with a minimum viable product and repeating a cycle of planning, building, testing and running. It also suggests taking an iterative approach to people, software and platforms. The digital transformation should engage and empower employees while also using new technologies like APIs, microservices and containers to allow for rapid improvements through a test-and-learn process.

1. Asanka Abeysinghe
Vice President, Solutions Architecture
Aug 2, 2017
HOW TO PLAN AND RUN YOUR
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Iterative Architecture

2. Problem #1

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A platform
100 APIs, 60 message flows, 80 services, n DBs
Multi-tenanted, 3 active tenants
First release after 3 years

4. Problem #2

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10. “think big act small“

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Minimum Viable Product

12. plan
build
test
run
repeat

13. technical non-technical

14. Iterative peopleware

15. digital workforce

16. pods

17. 16Source: The Connected Company - Dave Gray

18. digital-core
knowlage
cultural }gap

19. followers
evangelizing
on boarding
training
hackathon

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open system

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engage
empower
entrust

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be agile

23. Iterative software

24. Model #1
layered architecture

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System of Engagement
System of Record
Source System of Record

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System of Engagement
System of Integration
System of Record
Source System of Record

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System of Engagement
System of Integration
System of Record
Source System of Record
System of Automation

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33. Model #2
segment architecture

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System
System
of
System of Record
Source System of Record
System

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System of
System of Integration
System of Record
Source System of Record
System of

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System of Engagement
System of Integration
System of Record
Source System of Record
System of Automation

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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6

41. Digital platform

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Project convert to platform
DIGITAL PLATFORM
Project1
Platform v1.0
Project1

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Platform and projects
DIGITAL PLATFORM
Platform v1.1
Project1
Project2

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Platform and projects
DIGITAL PLATFORM
Platform v2.0
Project1
Project2
Project3
Projectn

45. Project
Plan
Build
Release
Run
Project
Plan
Build
Release
Run
Project
Plan
Build
Release
Run
{feedback} {feedback}
iteration 1 iteration 2 iteration n

46. Tools

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Agile software development framework
SCRUM

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Scaled Agile Framework
SAFe

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The Open Group Architecture Forum
TOGAF

50. create your own tools
zero touch automation: Motorola
NEXEN tools: BNY-M
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awareness
access
transparent

53. Enablers

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API everywhere
Open interoperability
Decentralized
Edge technologies containers, microservices,
serverless, continuous-*

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Architecture pattern helps to be Iterative
MICROSERVICE ARCHITECTURE (MSA)
-Single scope
-Independent
-Segment architecture
-Rapidly improve

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container-native
rapid start < 1-2 seconds
single function
immutable
non-long running, no GC , use and kill
no request dispatching

57. prototype
freedom
ownership
community
investment
open source

59. Innovation (iterative)

60. “We didn’t do
anything wrong,
but somehow,
we lost”
- NOKIA, CEO

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“Jump to the
next curve”
- Guy Kawasaki

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iterative,
innovative,
agile,
technology;

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