Digital Platform Designs

Link: https://cisr.mit.edu/publication/TalkingPoints_DigitalPlatformDesigns

From MIT CISR

Abstract:

People use the term “digital platform” to mean lots of different things—an internal business capability, a business model, a technology, a business service, or a mindset, among other things. To help executives discuss, design, and manage digital platforms, we studied platform designs. We identified four dominant digital platform designs—platform as a service (PaaS), multisided marketplace, internal platform, and X as a service (XaaS)—and found that companies that effectively managed one or more of the designs had above average financial performance. In this briefing, we describe the designs and share the financial performance of companies using each design.

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Publication type: Talking Points

Publication authors:
Stephanie L. Woerner
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Peter Weill