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Designing Organizations & Technology for Strategic Impact

Hi, I'm Lars Barkman.

I design organizations and technology for strategic impact, helping leaders bridge the gap between business vision and technical execution.

Most organizations struggle with the same challenge: they know what they want to achieve, but their structure and systems work against them.

I solve this through three complementary services:

• Enterprise Operating Models — Design organizations that actually work
• Strategic Technology Solutions — Design solutions that drive business value
• Engineering Leadership — Build teams that consistently deliver

The Result: Organizations that move faster, adapt better, and turn technical capabilities into competitive advantage.

I'd love to connect with you on LinkedIn or through other channels if you prefer. You can also follow my RSS feed for ongoing insights.

Blog

One Mode and Five Types Is All That You Need

After working with various organizational models—from matrix structures to Team Topologies—I've discovered a pattern that emerges when organizations successfully implement team-based frameworks: they converge on X-as-a-Service as their primary interaction mode and evolve toward five distinct service types. This approach reduces coordination overhead, creates clear team boundaries, and enables genuine autonomy while maintaining system coherence. The fifth service type—Stewardship Services—treats enterprise design itself as a consumable service, filling a critical gap that becomes apparent at scale.
Making Daily Check-ins Meaningful: A Flow-Focused Approach

Learn a practical 15-minute flow-focused approach to daily check-ins that builds systems thinking, improves team coordination, and drives predictable delivery through strategic work prioritization.
Why I Prefer Stakeholder Stories

Picture this: You're in a product planning meeting, and someone reads out a user story: 'As a user, I want to receive email notifications so that I stay informed about updates.' Everyone nods. It sounds reasonable. But here's the problem—who actually wants this feature, and why? As an IT architect, I've seen teams build perfectly functional systems that nobody uses because they solved the stated problem instead of the real problem. This is where stakeholder stories become transformative, forcing teams to ask the right question: What outcome are we trying to achieve, and which stakeholders actually care about it?

Consulting

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Enterprise Operating Models

I help organizations design operating models that actually work in practice—bridging the gap between strategic vision and daily execution. Focusing on how work gets done, who makes decisions, and how success is measured to create sustainable organizational effectiveness.
Strategic Technology Solutions

I help organizations make better technology decisions by providing vendor-independent guidance on solution architecture, technology selection, and strategic implementation. Focusing on practical solutions that align with business goals while building internal technical capabilities.
Engineering Leadership

I help engineering organizations bridge the gap between individual talent and team performance through interim leadership roles and coaching. Focusing on intentional systems and practices that enable technical teams to deliver consistently while building internal capability and sustainable engagement.

Ventures

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Enterprise Architecture Tool

We're developing a next-generation enterprise architecture tool that democratizes decision-making across business, development, and operations teams—replacing static documentation with living models, collaborative workflows, and implementation support that bridges the gap between strategic vision and practical execution while remaining relevant throughout the entire enterprise lifecycle.
Enterprise Operating Model

We're developing a comprehensive enterprise operating model framework built around human motivation rather than control mechanisms—addressing the disconnect between organizational needs for adaptability and rigid traditional structures by emphasizing autonomy that unlocks innovation, mastery that drives engagement, and purpose that creates alignment to transform workforce potential into sustainable competitive advantage.

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