A lot of work is required to release an API but the effort doesn't always pay off.
Overplanning before an API matures is a wasted investment while underplanning can lead to
disaster. This practical guide provides maturity models for individual APIs and multi-API
landscapes to help you invest the right human and company resources for the right maturity
level at the right time.How do you balance the desire for agility and speed with the need for
robust and scalable operations? Four experts from the API Academy show software architects
program directors and product owners how to maximize the value of their APIs by managing them
as products through a continuous life cycle.Learn which API decisions you need to govern and
how and where to do soDesign deploy and manage APIs using an API-as-a-product (AaaP)
approachExamine ten pillars that form the foundation of API product workLearn how the
continuous improvement model governs changes throughout an API's lifetimeExplore the five
stages of a complete API product life cycleDelve into team roles needed to design build and
maintain your APIsLearn how to manage your API landscape—the set of APIs published by your
organization
