All APIs must have change management baked into the definition, delivery, and iteration, ensuring that producers and consumers are in alignment regarding the communication, quality, and velocity of change that is occurring for each individual API, driving planning as well as API provenance.
Change is Actively Managed for Each API
Policies
Road Map
Providing a simple yet informative look at what features are being planned for future releases of an API, or even sharing that nothing is currently being planned--just providing any insight on what...
Change Log
Having a change log of anything added, updated, or removed for an API, but also for the other operational and supporting resources for each API, ensuring there is a easy to read manifest of what ha...
Experiences
Alignment
Achieving alignment between teams producing APIs and their consumers is a persistent challenge in API operations. Effective collaboration between business and technical stakeholders requires ongoin...
Change
Managing and effectively communicating changes across one or more APIs is a leading cause of instability and friction in enterprise operations. While these changes often surface in applications use...
Communication
Consistent communication about the production and consumption of APIs is critical for effective enterprise governance. APIs are inherently difficult to visualize, making it essential to invest in m...
Consistency
Achieving consistency in the design, delivery, and maintenance of HTTP APIs across an enterprise is a significant challenge—one that often complicates API operations. Small differences, such as var...
Quality
The quality of HTTP APIs powering an enterprise tends to decline as the number of ungoverned APIs grows across internal, partner, and public landscapes. Low-quality APIs lead to poor downstream exp...
Reliability
If an API isn’t reliable, consumers will eventually look for alternatives. Reliability starts with the platform and infrastructure where the API is deployed, but it also depends heavily on the pace...
