API Portfolio Management Guidelines

A guide to strategically manage an organization’s API suite—prioritizing APIs, allocating resources, and monitoring performance across lifecycles.

Outcomes

• Better understanding of API portfolio management guidelines principles

How it works

Steps

1. Define portfolio management practices that outline the processes for managing the API portfolio, including prioritization, monitoring, and optimization.
2. Define budget and resource management practices that outline the processes for managing budgets and resources for API initiatives.
3. Establish criteria for evaluating and prioritizing budget allocations based on business value, impact, and alignment with strategic initiatives.
4. Monitor the API portfolio to ensure APIs are delivering value, meeting performance expectations, and aligning with business goals.

Tip

• Customize the API Portfolio Management Guidelines for your domain
• Use it collaboratively across business and tech roles