Engineering Strategy

• It should be connected to the company and product strategies instead of being a standalone document.

• It should have tangible actions on what we should do.

• It should have overarching narrative and, more importantly, how we are going to address our most important challenges.

• We need easier ways to talk about strategy so that everyone can participate in the discussion.

• Explore [Wardley maps]

  • Wardley maps make perfect sense, but they may not be really intuitive.

Three pillars

1. Architecture
2. Technology
3. Organization

Reading Materials

• Will Larson’s Guidelines
• Eben Hewitt’s Book
• Mark Richards’ Book
• Camille Fournier’s Book
• Richard Rumelt’s Book

Videos

• Navigating Possible Futures with Wardley Maps • Simon Wardley • GOTO 2024

Questions

• What is an isometric space?

Terminologies

• Proof of Concept(POC)
• Prototype
• Minimum Viable Product(MVP)
• Evolution
• Commodity