Platform as a Product: Adoption & Impact
An internal platform is not a project. It's a product. Without adoption, there is no impact—and without impact, there is no platform.
When an internal platform is treated like a project, it is "delivered" and then... forgotten. When it is treated like a product, it evolves, improves, and is measured.
1) Adoption is the King Metric
An unadopted platform:
- does not lighten the Ops load,
- does not standardize flows,
- does not reduce variability,
- only shifts complexity.
We therefore drive adoption like a product: onboarding, documentation, DX, support, feedback loops.
2) The Promise of an IDP: Reducing Cognitive Load
The goal is not "more tools." The goal is fewer unnecessary decisions.
A successful IDP:
- makes default choices visible,
- avoids "exotic" paths,
- offers clear self-service,
- gives status and responsibility to the platform.
3) Impact: Linking Capabilities to Outcomes
Typical outcomes include:
- reduced lead time (delivery),
- fewer Ops/SecOps tickets,
- shorter incidents,
- better cost control,
- accelerated onboarding.
The platform becomes measurable. And therefore fundable.
4) The Catalog as a Product Interface
The module catalog is an interface:
- each module exposes a capability,
- with a contract (schema),
- an implementation (templates),
- governance (policies),
- and instructions (docs + runbooks).
Conclusion
An internal platform becomes a product when it is consumable, governed, and improvable.
Argy structures this via a SaaS operating layer: versioned modules, self-service, governance by design.
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