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A Software Architects view on Digital Product Design

A Software Architects view on Digital Product Design

Held at DevOpsCon, Berlin. Copyright of images in the slides is with Vorwerk International Strecker & Co.

Alexander Heusingfeld

May 29, 2018
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  1. DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGN
    A Software Architects view on

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  2. About Alexander Heusingfeld
    § Occasional author and conference speaker
    § Member of International Software Architecture
    Qualification Board (iSAQB)
    § Twitter: @aheusingfeld
    Head of Architecture @ Vorwerk Digital
    [email protected]

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  3. AGENDA
    § Why are we talking Digital Transformation at DevOpsCon?
    § What is Digital Transformation?
    § Digital products are shaping our daily lives
    § Ways to approach Digital Product Design
    § The currency of the digital age and what it means for us
    § Issues with the current way
    § What are the takeaways?

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  4. Why are we talking Digital Products at DevOpsCon?
    You know, …
    …it‘s about assembly pipelines

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  5. Why are we talking Digital Products at DevOpsCon?
    https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/business/6-tech-tips-for-building-a-successful-startup/

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  7. Consider Value Stream Mapping
    From “Continuos Delivery”, Jez Humble & David Farley
    Continuous Delivery is a key enabler for
    Digital Transformation

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  8. What actually is Digital Transformation?
    My experience
    § Hardest challenge: cultural change
    § „If it hurts, do it more often“ – „Eh, no, it hurts!“
    § „I can‘t touch and feel your product. How is it a real product?“
    Change existing Business Strategy to build
    products upon Digital Technologies.

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  9. What are Digital products anyway?
    § Product created through software engineering
    § Digital delivery chain i.e. no physical supply chain
    § Available to customers anywhere at any time, payable online
    § Value is created by offering a service fulfilling customers‘ needs

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  10. When was the last time you…
    …rented a
    DVD disc at
    your local
    video rental?
    …used a
    printed
    map?
    …walked over
    to a friend to
    see whether
    she‘s home?
    …you and a
    friend scanned
    through printed
    photos…
    …and told her
    that you liked
    that photo?

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  11. Shaping our lives…
    https://www.t-online.de/digital/smartphone/id_83667042/schild-
    warnt-vor-smartphone-zombies-in-reutlingen.html

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  12. Physical products become platforms

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  13. Ways to approach Digital Product Design
    § START: Which service would solve a problem my customers have?
    § NEXT: What could be the simplest solution I can quickly try out?
    …another way is to start with
    „I have a software. How can I monetize it?“

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  14. The currency of the digital age is…
    ATTENTION
    https://www.slideshare.net/stradablog/attention-is-a-currency

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  15. What does it
    mean for us?

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  16. There‘s a new „precious“…
    https://www.gq.com/story/jail-time-turkey-gollum-meme

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  17. Algorithms designed to draw your attention
    You installed the app to e.g.
    stay in touch with friends
    -> Desire/Reward
    The app sends a push notification
    about just anything
    -> Trigger/ Cue
    You think „While I‘m here, let‘s
    quickly check what my friends did“
    -> Routine
    Habit
    Loop
    http://charlesduhigg.com/how-habits-work/

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  18. Algorithms designed to draw your attention
    http://wersm.com/facebook-tests-push-
    notifications-on-ios-app/
    Facebook has been perfecting this since 2012

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  19. …some are even advertising it
    https://www.nirandfar.com/
    Boundless Mind/ Dopamine Labs
    AI-optimized reinforcement that changes user
    behavior and drives business metrics.
    https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/13/dopamine-
    labs-slings-tools-to-boost-and-reduce-app-
    addiction/
    Why We're All Addicted to Texts,
    Twitter and Google
    Dopamine makes you addicted to seeking
    information in an endless loop.
    Posted Sep 11, 2012
    https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/brain-
    wise/201209/why-were-all-addicted-texts-twitter-
    and-google

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  20. Our society is being hijacked by technology
    What began as a race to
    monetize our attention is now
    eroding the pillars of our society!

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  21. Issues with the current way

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  22. There are alternatives
    http://humanetech.com/

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  23. …remember,
    we are responsible
    for
    products we build!
    Be mindful about addiction loops and Dark Patterns!
    https://darkpatterns.org/

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  24. WE ARE CLOSE
    TO WHAT MATTERS
    MOST
    Our Philosophy
    CUSTOMER FOCUS
    ENTREPRENEURSHIP
    EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY
    THINK LONG TERM
    OPEN TO CHANGE

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  25. Our
    COOKIDOO
    1.67
    MILLION IoT Devices
    platform currently serves

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  26. TAKEAWAYS
    § Digital Products are our
    home turf – join in
    § Focus on problem solving,
    monetization will follow
    § Be mindful of the
    digital addiction problem
    § Let‘s Build products that we
    can be truly proud of
    § …because they serve the
    well-being of our customers

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  27. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/attention-currency-its-time-
    re-think-storytelling-content-brian-solis

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  28. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
    ALEXANDER HEUSINGFELD
    HEAD OF ARCHITECTURE
    JOIN THE MOVEMENT
    …BTW: WE‘RE HIRING!
    Come join us @ http://vorwerk.digital

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