An organizational application should be capable of being a first-class player as a macro-service before any suitable candidates are selected for carving away into their own microservice. Net new functionality can then be written as microservices if desired, and the decision-making and risk mitigation of planning refactors will be enhanced by the certainties an up-to-date and well-supported enterprise application can provide.

Digital transformation is an organizational initiative. Teams that have successfully undergone digital transformation find that partnering with technology outsourcers and customers increases success.

As digital has matured, organizations realize that execution is the output of an effective team culture, experience negotiating perpetual change, a thirst for currency and learning, and an effective decision-making framework.

Technical architecture and development productivity have a symbiotic relationship. The technical readiness of the platform is a force which has enormous impact on Agile teams.

A healthy technical platform which has embraced service level modularity may also become supportive of a mix-and-match product offering approach.

By recognizing the strategic lines which different implementation details cross, it is easier for a development team and product owner to more successfully choose when to take short-cuts in the interest of immediate gain.

Both technical and non-technical audiences alike – be it the development teams or key business stakeholders - benefit from the iterative delivery approach which fosters frequent communication and confidently results in regular production releases.

Modularization may be described as breaking down a system into smaller component pieces that are expected to carry out independent operations.

The acceptance of Agile methodology has come from the strategic and financial need to accelerate product development to provide differentiation and excellence in experience. Removing the obstacles to that delivery is a priority which must be taken seriously at the organizational level.

Modular technology platform architecture and Agile development are core elements of a successful digital transformation in all organizations. Organizations need to focus on continuous improvement and the currency of technologies to deliver business results for the enterprise while inspiring a culture of learning for employees.