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CNCF Platform maturity model
- Was donated to the CNCF by Syntasso
- Constantly evolving since 1.0 in November 2023
Overview
Entire matrix is available from CNCF
- Levels (from tactical to strategic)
- Provisional
- Operational
- Scalable
- Optimizing
- Dimensions:
- Investment: How are funds/staff allocated to platform capabilities
- Adoption: How and why do users discover this platform
- Interfaces: How do users interact with and consume platform capabilities
- Operations: How are platforms and capabilities planned, prioritized, developed and maintained
- Measurement: What is the process for gathering and incorporating feedback/learning?
Goals
- Understand
- Outcomes & Practices
- Where are you at
- Limits & Opportunities
- Behaviors and outcome
- Balance People and processes
Typical Journeys
Steps of the journey
- What are your goals and limitations
- What is my current landscape
- Plan baby steps & iterate
Scenarios
- Bad: I want to improve my k8s platform
- Good: Scaling an enterprise COE (Center Of Excellence)
- What: Onboard 20 Teams within 20 Months and enforce 8 security regulations
- Where: We have a dedicated team of centrally funded people
- Lay the foundation: More funding for more, larger teams -> Switch from Project to platform mindset
- Do your technical Due diligence in parallel
Key Lessons
- Know what your ultimate goals and constraints are
- Know your landscape
- Plan in baby steps and iterate
- Lay the foundation for building the right thing and not just anything
- Don't forget to do your technical dd in parallel
Conclusion
- Maturity model is a helpful part but not the entire plan