Summary

At this point, you know what the strategy stage of the API design process looks like. You know how to identify your API stakeholders, understand the business objectives of the API, know about the API user personas and their JTBDs, and can describe their behaviors when interacting with the API. You now understand how defining a solid strategy will impact the success of your API product.

You started by learning the definition of strategy. Through a series of examples, you learned that identifying and achieving a specific goal is central to a strategy. You learned that having a clear strategy is essential because it provides direction, helps you to allocate resources, makes your decision processes easier, promotes accountability, and enables adaptation. Then, you got to know what the components of a strategy are, the goals you set for your API product, the specific objectives related to those goals, the tactics you employ to reach those objectives, the resources you need to...