This document discusses an iterative architecture approach for digital transformation. It advocates for an iterative process of planning, building, testing, and repeating to develop solutions. This approach establishes both a platform team and individual project teams to work on the platform and projects in parallel using an iterative methodology. The iterative architecture enables organizations to build solutions incrementally using an open technology stack while continuously engaging stakeholders for feedback to guide further development.

1. Iterative Architecture : A Pragmatic
approach to Digital Transformation
Asanka Abeysinghe
Vice President, Solutions Architecture
WSO2, Inc

2. all good
things must
come to an
end
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4. digital universe

8. company
is the
digital strategy

9. Problem
• A platform
• 100 APIs, 60 message flows, 80 services, n Das
• Multi-tenanted, 3 active tenants
• First release after 3 years

15. “ think big act small “

17. feedback

18. plan
build
test
run
repeat

19. technical non-technical

20. Iterative peopleware

21. digital workforce

22. pods

23. Source: The Connected Company – Dave Gray

24. digital-core
knowlage
cultural }gap

25. followers
evangelizing
on boarding
training
hackathon

26. engage
empower
entrust

27. Iterative software

30. Innovation platform

31. Reference architecture

32. Runtime

33. Vertically iterative

34. Horizontally iterative

35. Platform and projects

36. Platform and projects

37. Success story
Platform
Platform
teamProject 1
Project
team 1
Project 2
Project
team 2
Project n
Project
team n
- Platform owner: biz
- Enterprise/platform architect
- Platform specialist
- Test automation eng
- Operational/devops
- Project manager
- Business architect
- Solutions/application architect
- Integration/implementation eng.
- QA eng

38. Iterative projects: summary

39. Tools

40. Scrum

41. SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

42. TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Forum)

43. create your own tools
zero touch automation: Motorola
NEXEN tools: BNY-M
……………

45. awareness
access
transparent

46. Iterative middleware

47. Rich functional capabilities

48. Open technology platform

49. Become
recomposable

50. Frontend JS
UX API
Business
API
Application
API
Data API Infra API
Device
optimized
Business
rules
Business
content
Products &
services
CRM
ERP
HR
Master
Marketting
History
Relations
Devices
Virtual
Automation
OpsIntegrationWorkflow
APIs the digital connectors

52. We are using
integration
product
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possible to use
your Identity
product ?

53. We are using
integration
product
#$@%, is it
possible to use
your Identity
product ?
YES, of course
………. ………
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54. I’m using
identity
product
#$@%, can I
only use
WSO2 API
Manager ?

55. I’m using
identity
product
#$@%, can I
only use
WSO2 API
Manager ?
YES, of course
………. ………
…. …… AND

56. I’m using
identity
product
#$@%, can I
only use
WSO2 API
Manager ?
YES, of course
………. ………
…. …… AND

57. Open interoperability

58. Edge technologies
• Container-native
• Microservices
• Serverless
• Continuous-*

59. Decentralized

60. Platform of platforms
Platform
Platform
Platform
Platform
User-store CI/CD

61. Open source

62. freedom
ownership
community
investment

63. Lead by example

64. Lead by example

65. Lead by example

66. Lead by example

69. person who lead
the digital
transformation
You

70. a digital
enterprise
Your
organization

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

72. “Jump to the
next curve”
- Guy Kawasaki

73. http://ballerinalang.org/

74. Open
technology for
agile digital
business.

75. Thank You!