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Forrester’s Three-Pillar API Enablement Model: Implementing The Right Operating Model

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Jan 30, 2025

Summary

A key foundation of an API program is its operating model for delivery and governance. Many organizations attempt a centralized operating model, but this has been proven to quickly fail. As API volume scales, the central team becomes overwhelmed and bottlenecks IT’s ability to execute. API programs must embrace a federated operating model with the right support structures. This report describes what that operating model looks like and how to establish it.

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