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Build Buy or Modernize Capability

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Your question is Build Buy or Modernize Capability. Take a moment with it on the right.

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Problem

Scenario

You are advising an engineering leader who owns a platform capability that is becoming a constraint for product teams. The team can build a new internal solution, buy a vendor product, or modernize the current stack, and each path has different cost, speed, and control implications.

Question

How do you decide whether to build, buy, or modernize a platform capability?