Phase 1: Focus on use cases

How is Foundry currently used in the organization?

One or two use cases are in production and used in the organization.
A relatively small number of users and developers are using Foundry.
The organizations intends to extend Foundry’s reach (for example, by extending existing use cases or creating new ones).

During Phase 1, team members may take on multiple roles within the team or split their time between other roles, projects, and applications.

Focus on identifying and selecting a Head of Program who can help set the vision of the Foundry Program as a whole, lead the Program Team, and scale the Foundry Program to support your organization’s long-term goals.
Ensure that use case teams are appropriately staffed to manage not only use case scoping, development, and implementation, but also to own platform management and data governance responsibilities as identified below.
Be sure to balance the needs of the business in terms of number and type of use cases owned by a single use case team. Use case teams can often drive multiple use cases simultaneously, dependent on the right resourcing, expertise and prioritization.
Typically in Phase 1, you should be focused on finding individuals who can help the program scale (and who can scale with it). You should select experienced individuals in Phase 1 who will be expected to set a strong vision and form the leadership layer of the Foundry Program team in the long term. This selection process can be a delicate balance of finding a combination of strong individual contributors and leaders.

The following diagram shows the various roles and teams within the Foundry Program team that are responsible for Foundry implementation in Phase 1:

Phase 1 roles diagram