05: Federation Over Integration

The Brief: Forcing integration creates compliance without commitment. When you are dealing with a mix of internal departments and autonomous external partners, mandating a single system just turns people into prisoners instead of participants. This chapter outlines when to use raw authority to compel integration, and when it is infinitely smarter to build federated systems that let people keep their autonomy.Get the Book & Visuals: The entire audio archive is completely ungated and available at no cost. If you want to follow along with the diagrams, read the text version, or find a physical copy for your desk, visit the central repository at: anthonyveltri.com/thenextguys