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Explore why successful platform engineering initiatives require strategic leadership conviction beyond just developer adoption in this 14-minute conference talk. Challenge the conventional wisdom that platform adoption should be entirely developer-led and bottoms-up by examining how hesitant leadership can sabotage even technically excellent platforms. Discover why "thinking small" with adoption strategies undermines platform success and learn practical approaches for building compelling business cases that directly link platform initiatives to measurable business outcomes. Gain actionable strategies for asserting strategic vision while maintaining genuine developer engagement, and understand how to balance top-down leadership conviction with bottom-up developer buy-in. Master the art of creating platform adoption strategies that satisfy both executive stakeholders and development teams, ensuring your platform engineering efforts achieve sustainable success through aligned organizational support.
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