The API Facade Pattern: People - Episode 4
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In this webinar we'll talk about the team structures, the roles and responsibilities and the politics that we've encountered for running an API that uses facade patterns. - Roles needed - Skill sets and experiences required - Management
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The API Facade Pattern: People - Episode 4
- 1. API Façade: People Episode 4 Webinar Shorts March 2012 Series Brian Mulloy Apigee @landlessness @apigee
- 4. New! IRC Channel #api-craft on freenode
- 5. Webinar Shorts - March 2012 New! Episode 1 The API Facade: Overview Tuesday, March 6th Episode 2 The API Facade: Common Patterns Tuesday, March 13th Episode 3 The API Facade: Technology Tuesday, March 20th Episode 4 The API Facade: People Tuesday, March 27th
- 6. Episode 4 Topics • Agility • Building the team • Summary
- 7. Agility App Devs API Façade Big Systems
- 8. App App App World of API Internal App Developer API User Store APIs Team Systems
- 9. Let’s build the team.
- 10. Don’t be alarmed. This is just HTTP.
- 11. API Team Start with a solid web team Architects Engineers Operations QA DBAs
- 12. API Team Add API-specific roles Architects API Product Manager Engineers API Designer Operations API Gateway Operations QA DBA
- 13. Who is the Application Developer Internal Partners Customers * Open * Primarily for Business-to-Business Scenarios
- 14. API Team Add market-specific roles: OPEN Architects API Executive Product Manager Sponsor Engineers API Developer Designer Community Manager Operations API Gateway Operations QA DBA
- 15. API Team Add market-specific roles: CUSTOMERS Architects API Executive Product Manager Sponsor Engineers API Developer Designer Community Manager Operations API Customer Gateway Support Operations QA DBA
- 16. API Team Add market-specific roles: PARTNERS Architects API Executive Product Manager Sponsor Engineers API Developer Designer Community Manager Operations API Partner Gateway Support Operations QA Business Development DBA
- 17. API Team Add market-specific roles: INTERNAL Architects API Executive Product Manager Sponsor Engineers API Developer Designer Community Manager Operations API Gateway Operations QA DBA
- 18. API Product Manager Position Summary The API Product Manager will be a subject matter expert for [our] industry, perform competitive analyses, be the product owner, assist with product marketing and have a deep understanding of web APIs and application developers. Responsibilities • Requirements gathering • Product backlog • Define product vision and strategy • Collaborate with engineers to execute the plan Skills • Product management or product design experience • Experience developing web products • Understanding of [our] industry • Excellent written and oral communication skills
- 19. API Designer Position Summary The API Designer will work closely with engineers and product managers throughout the product lifecycle. Candidates are critical thinkers with a good design sense, a strong technical background, and an eye for continuous improvement. Responsibilities • Define the programming model and programming interface • Develop detailed storyboards of mockup apps & prototypes • Gauge the usability of new and existing products via APIs Skills • User interaction design experience for web & mobile apps • Knowledge of JavaScript for empathizing with app developers • Solid understanding of design principles • Excellent written and oral communication skills
- 20. Developer Community Manager Position Summary The Community Manager is responsible for building and managing an community of loyal developers through online and real-life channels. Responsibilities • Creatively and proactively assist developers • Serve as the initial point of contact for inbound requests • Proactively escalate issues, observations, opportunities, and insights to the API team • Connect developers with one another Skills • Lives in the world of social media tools & best practices • Experience as community manager for web-oriented organization • Experience organizing successful events for technical audiences
- 21. Summary
- 22. App App Developer API Facade Content Big DB Management JDBC RSS SOAP System
- 23. Three Small Problems 1. Design the Ideal API 2. Implement Design with Stubs as Façade App 3. Mediate between Façade and Systems Developer 1. Ideal Design 2. API Facade 3. Mediate Content Big DB Management JDBC RSS SOAP System
- 24. Keep Pace with Developers App App App World of API Internal App API User Store Developer APIs Team Systems
- 25. Extensible AND Consistent API API Facade Content DB Management SOAP JDBC
- 26. Enterprise API Engine Internal Open Partners Customers
- 27. Questions?
- 28. THANK YOU Subscribe to API webinars at: youtube.com/apigee
- 30. THANK YOU Questions and ideas to: groups.google.com/group/api-craft
- 31. THANK YOU Contact me at: @landlessness brian@apigee.com
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