apidays Paris 2022 - APIOPS Cycles, Marjukka Niinioja, Osaango

apidays Paris 2022 - APIs the next 10 years: Software, Society, Sovereignty, Sustainability
December 14, 15 & 16, 2022

APIOPS Cycles
Marjukka Niinioja, CEO of Osaango
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1. APIOps Cycles
   - open method for APIs
   APIdays Paris 2022
   Marjukka Niinioja, Osaango
   @mniinioja
   @apiopscycles
   LinkedIn: marjukkaniinioja
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2. Nice to meet you!
   Osaango Ltd founder, consultant and trainer. Marjukka has been
   named TIVI-magazine top 100 IT-influencers 2018-2021. She is
   co-author of API Economy 101 and co-founder of The API
   Collective and local organizer of APIdays Helsinki & North.
   Marjukka Niinioja, Founding partner at Osaango
   @osaangoltd
   @mniinioja
   www.osaango.com We are a specialized boutique
   consultancy. We focus on consulting
   on smart business ecosystems and
   underlying APIs, data and operational
   technology. Member of OpenAPI
   Initiative.
   Osaango Ltd
   Our customers are medium and large
   enterprises in fintech, media, legal,
   education, public sector, technology,
   building and construction.
   Our clients
   Osaango is part of The API Collective, global API specialist
   consultants. More details from www.theapicollective.com 2
   

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3. 2023 SERIES OF EVENT
   New York
   May 16&17
   Australia
   October 11&12
   Singapore
   April 12&13
   Helsinki & North
   June 5&6
   Paris
   SEPTEMBER
   London
   November
   15&16
   June 28-30
   SILICON VALLEY
   March 14&15
   Dubai & Middle East
   February 22&23
   

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4. In 2018 APIdays Paris, I
   showed this map and
   asked:
   How can we make APIs
   more widely adopted?
   

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5. Source: Huhtamäki & al. Visualizing the Geography of Platform
   Boundary Resources: The Case of the Global API Ecosystem
   Amount of APIs
   correlates with Global
   Startup Index and
   economic growth
   areas.
   APIs thrive in cultures
   where user-centered
   design is dominant.
   Mashups combining
   several APIs require
   certain amount of
   co-location and
   mindset for marketers
   and developers to
   co-create.
   

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6. APIOps Cycles users in
   2022
   APIOps Cycles method
   is used by banks such
   as NAB in Australia, and
   many other companies
   and public sector.
   Predominantly those,
   who have already
   gone through 1-2
   generations of API
   development and have
   felt the pain of no or
   other methods.
   

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7. Hand-written
   documentation
   200 attributes for payload “just
   because we have them”
   Sensitive information in URI and
   Query parameters
   Why should business know about APIs?
   How do we know what APIs to build?
   “Basic auth is just fine”
   Not validating for
   OpenAPI definitions
   These were problems I presented at APIdays 2018, and these
   are still problems today when not using any methods or
   governance
   

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8. The rogue API
   developer (still)
   doesn’t know there
   is...
   A Good Way
   ✓ and a Bad Way
   ⛔
   of creating APIs
   

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9. Too heavy
   governance and
   guidelines
   

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10. Depressing design
    reviews with more
    stick than carrot
    

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11. Processes built for individuals doing their
    bit of API architecture, design,
    development in their cubicles
    

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12. The results for
    business?
    Value: Revenue and
    benefits
    Costs: refactoring,
    missing features,
    support questions,
    customer and team
    satisfaction…
    

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13. But with great
    methods
    APIOps Cycles is an openly licensed
    (CC-BY-SA 4.0) method of lean and
    business-oriented API development.
    It promotes collaboration, easy and fast
    methods that enable business, product
    and technical experts to collaborate and
    communicate on new API and feature
    discovery, reuse and improvements.
    People become the
    solution not the problem
    

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14. When creating the method I
    analyzed common practices
    for the business, designers,
    architects and developers
    compared to API
    development.
    Then we piloted various sizes,
    industries and maturities of
    organizations.
    

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15. Business models and
    business model
    canvases are well
    known by the business
    people and designers
    Some highlights of the method:
    

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16. Everyone hates NFRs
    so why not make
    them as easy and
    business user
    friendly
    

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17. New improved lifecycle
    stage specific checklists
    help avoid the common
    mistakes and ensure
    quality
    The most used part of the APIOps Cycles
    method - API Audit checkclist
    Faster to adopt than having to read tons
    of documentation - partly automatable
    

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18. Let’s make some more dots on the map with the open
    APIOps Cycles method – for a more sustainable future
    and more equal growth
    Lean more at www.apiopscycles.com and www.osaango.academy
    Learn and support the method development by signing up to the new “Use APIOps
    Like a Pro!” course
    Looking for a few pilot companies to try Futudemy 2.0 - free
    during Q1/2022
    

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19. Let’s stay in
    touch
    www.osaango.com
    www.theapicollective.com
    marjukka.niinioja@osaango.com +358408387308
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