55%
of organisations have adopted platform engineering.
Only 27%
have successfully integrated best practices.
Technically Impressive Ghost Towns
occur when a platform outpaces the organisation it serves.
The technology is sound. The adoption isn't.
Gaps in organisational maturity and individual capability mean the platform's potential sits largely unrealised.
Platform Adoption is not a Technical Problem. It's an Advocacy Problem.
The Three Dimensions
Adoption can break down across three dimensions: Organisational culture, platform maturity, and individual gravity. To get a complete picture, all three dimension and their intersection need to be taken into account.
Measures platform aspects across four levels of maturity: privisional, operational, scalable, and optimizing
How the tribal culture supports or limits various adoption tactics
Who are your biggest allies and holdouts
The ADIT Cycle
Assess
Collect datapoints through surveys, analytics or user interviews.
Diagnose
Identify bottlenecks in the developer journey and analyse root causes.
Intervene
Formulate hypothesis and create scoped action plan.
Iterate
Reflect on result and correct assumptions.
Ready to move?
Every engagement starts with building a clear picture of where you actually are, then working from there. Pick the level of involvement that fits your situation.
Measure where you are across all three dimensions and get a clear picture of what's blocking adoption
Prioritised actions matched to your culture, platform stage, and the people in your organisation
Assess, plan, and implement together. Hands-on support through the ADIT cycle until adoption moves