Virtual
In-person
Platform leadership 101: Why 67% of platforms fail (and how to avoid it)
67% of platform leaders struggle to build successful, scalable Internal Developer Platforms. Common pitfalls like unclear baselines and lack of stakeholder alignment, challenges slow progress, waste resources, and doom platform engineering initiatives.
In this session, Mallory will explore:
- How Platform as a Product and the Minimum Viable Platform framework can help you kick off and sustain your journey
- How to effectively advocate for your platform across all levels of the organization
- Why alignment between the platform team and stakeholders is essential, and how to achieve it
We’ll also introduce our Platform Engineering Certification program, designed to build shared understanding, teach the fundamentals, and help your team define a clear, unified vision for your platform initiative.