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APIs are an essential capability that goes beyond IT concerns. While the choice of programming language, framework, database, or cloud vendor is considered a behind-the-scenes implementation detail, APIs have a direct impact on millions of app users and developers. APIs should involve both business and IT representatives to properly blend your organization's business capabilities with proper API design and delivery practices. This book shows you how to improve your API platform to blend both your business and IT capabilities, resulting in a more effective and reusable enterprise API platform.

This book is being written and released using a lean methodology. As such, new content and updates will be released incrementally. By purchasing this book now, you get in at a lower price and receive updates whenever they become available.

Below is the current working outline, with percentages of completion next to each section:

Introduction

Part I: Aligning API Platforms to Business Value (70% Complete)

Chapter 1: The Value of an Enterprise API Platform

Chapter 2: API Platforms as Business Capability Enablers

Chapter 3: Case Study of a Financial Services API Platform

Chapter 4: Developing an API Platform Mindset

Chapter 5: Planning Your API Platform Journey

Part II: The API Platform Roadmap - 0% Complete

Chapter 6: Establishing Your API Platform Strategy

Chapter 7: Identifying Your Digital Ecosystems

Chapter 8: API Platform Operating Models

Chapter 9: Overcoming Challenges of an API Platform

Chapter 10: Establishing API Platform Governance

Chapter 11: Assessing Your API Platform Maturity

Part III: Building and Operating the API Platform - 0% Complete

Chapter 12: Pillars of the API Platform

Chapter 13: Portfolio Management for APIs

Chapter 14: Roles and Responsibilities

Chapter 15: Developer Enablement and Platform Engineering

Chapter 16: The Platform Design Process (PDP)

Part IV: The API Platform Lifecycle - 0% Complete

Chapter 16: Aligning Platform APIs to Business Using ADDR

Chapter 17: Delivering and Publishing APIs

Chapter 18: Platform API Testing Strategies

Chapter 19: Managing Platform APIs

Chapter 20: Defining Metrics and KPIs

Chapter 21: Deprecation and Sunsetting

Part V: AI Readiness for API Platforms - 0% Complete

Chapter 22: Assessing Your API Platform's AI Readiness

Chapter 23: Preparing Your API Platform for AI Enablement

Chapter 24: AI-Assisted API Design with ADDR

Chapter 25: Agent-based API Consumption Using Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Conclusion

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