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Station

Integration Capability Strategy

Start from customer journey, capability value, and viability evidence, then validate whether the proposed reusable integration capability should proceed.

Integration work often jumps too quickly to a technical pattern. This station keeps the team focused on consumer need, value, domain meaning, ownership, reuse potential, viability, assumptions, and validation before selecting APIs, events, files, streams, data products, direct integration, or hybrids.

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Outcomes

  • A testable integration capability hypothesis
  • Consumers, reuse scope, provider, owner, and supporting evidence clarified
  • Critical assumptions, validation step, and proceed-or-stop decision documented

Journey criteria

Entry criteria

  • Business goals are defined.
  • Capability opportunity is identified and documented.

Exit criteria

  • Relevant market signals, feedback, or operational insights are available to guide this capability opportunity.
  • Business goals are defined.
  • Market research identifies capability opportunities.
  • Relevant stakeholders agree this capability opportunity is worth exploring and prioritizing.

People to involve

Related resources

canvasCustomer Journey CanvasWhat journey does the most external meaningful customer experience, and what should improve?
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canvasCapability Value Proposition CanvasA technology-agnostic canvas for mapping consumer tasks, gains, pains, and candidate reusable capabilities before selecting an implementation style.
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canvasCapability Business Model CanvasA business model canvas for reusable capabilities, covering value, consumers, ownership, engagement, costs, and benefits without assuming an implementation style.
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canvasIntegration Capability Validation CanvasValidate whether a proposed reusable integration capability should proceed.
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Metro lines

Operating Model Line

Covers the operating model for reusable capability management and governance.

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