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Platform Maturity Roadmap

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  1. Ideation and Conceptualization

    • Idea Indexing: Cataloging initial ideas and potential features.
    • Concept Validation: Conduct market research, feasibility studies, and engage stakeholders to validate the concept.
    • Initial Planning: Define objectives, scope, and high-level requirements, including preliminary SLIs.

  2. Prototyping and MVP Development

    • Prototype Creation: Develop a basic version to demonstrate the concept.
    • Minimum Viable Product (MVP): Build a functional version with core features.
    • User Feedback and Iteration: Collect feedback from early users and iterate on the product, refining SLIs.

  3. Initial Launch and Early Adoption

    • Alpha Release: Limited release to a select group for testing.
    • Beta Release: Wider release to gather more feedback and identify issues.
    • Adoption Strategies: Implement strategies to encourage early user adoption.
    • Define SLOs: Establish Service Level Objectives based on initial feedback and performance data.

  4. Growth and Expansion

    • Feature Expansion: Add new features based on user feedback and market needs.
    • Performance Optimization: Improve speed, reliability, and scalability, tracking SLIs to monitor progress.
    • User Base Growth: Increase user acquisition efforts and expand marketing.
    • Sponsorship Development: Seek sponsorships or partnerships to support growth.
    • SLA Drafting: Begin drafting Service Level Agreements based on established SLOs and customer expectations.

  5. Maturity and Optimization

    • Advanced Features: Introduce advanced functionalities and integrations.
    • Operational Excellence: Streamline operations, automate processes, and enhance support.
    • Self-Service Capabilities: Develop self-service options for users to enhance their experience.
    • Compliance and Security: Ensure adherence to regulatory standards and enhance security measures.
    • Refine SLAs: Finalize SLAs to formalize commitments to customers.

  6. Market Leadership and Innovation

    • Market Dominance: Achieve a leading position in the market.
    • Continuous Innovation: Regularly introduce innovative features and improvements.
    • Ecosystem Development: Build partnerships, integrations, and a developer community.
    • Optimize SLOs: Continuously refine SLOs to maintain competitive edge and high service standards.

  7. Sustainability and Legacy Management

    • Sustainability Practices: Implement sustainable practices and technologies.
    • Legacy Management: Plan for long-term support and maintenance of legacy features.
    • Transition Planning: Prepare for future transitions, including technology upgrades or platform reengineering.
    • Monitor SLIs: Regularly monitor SLIs to ensure ongoing compliance with SLAs and SLOs.
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