Architecting Platforms as a Business
About This Course
Digitalisation is an enabler for business innovation. This course focuses on the platform business model, offering organisations a way of creating new value by bringing together producers and consumers of products and services to discover and match their needs. Advancements in information and communication technologies bridges the gaps between the physical and digital worlds.
A 'Think Platform" approach requires a change of perspectives. Learners look beyond a product which focuses on the organisation and its customer. Instead they adopt an out-side in approach starting with the ecosystem and discover potential value creation opportunites for the organisation and external entities. Value creation amongst the various participating entities of the platform drives sucesss of the platform
What You'll Learn
• Design a business platform using framework
• Define and create key enablers to operationalise the platform with Trust and Governance and Technical Architecture reference model
• Define the technical architecture blocks for the platform and optimise the technology architecture to support the platform design
• Identify the assets of the platform analyse how these enable platform growth to strengthen the business
Entry Requirements
Participants with 3 to 5 years of working experience in product management or with functional experience in a specific domain transitioning to a larger digital role would benefit most from the course; have a strong interest in digital product and services and an understanding of how these enhance business competitiveness; foundational insights into technology and its architecture.