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Independent consultant · Solopreneur

Hi, I'm Lars Barkman.

I help enterprises design, develop, and operate digital solutions. My work spans solution architecture, operating models, and engineering leadership — always grounded in the practical work of delivering solutions that hold up over time.

Through Solution Delivery Design, I work with enterprises to clarify ownership, define process, and build the capability to deliver digital solutions consistently — without ongoing external support.

With Solution Design & Delivery, I work hands-on on specific solutions — designing the architecture, leading development, and making sure the operational foundation is in place before the engagement closes.

Both engagements are informed by a model I’m developing — an opinionated specification for how digital solutions should be designed, developed, operated, and decommissioned across an enterprise.

And tooling to progressively automate those activities as AI capabilities evolve.

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Writings

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Notes on organizations, technology, and the full lifecycle of digital solutions — from tactical detail to strategic perspective.

Jul 9, 2026solopreneurship
Handling Contributions as a Solopreneur
Most open source projects inherit a contribution policy they never chose. For a solopreneur with a commercial model, that default is wrong — ownership, AI noise, and commercial leverage all push toward closed. Here is when and how to open the door: with payment, with a CLA, or not at all.
Jul 8, 2026solopreneurship
Choosing My Licenses
The previous post laid out why licensing matters for a solopreneur working in the open. This one is the decision: AGPL v3 for the code, CC Attribution-ShareAlike for the writing — and the reasoning behind each choice.
Jul 8, 2026solopreneurship
Open Source as a Solopreneur
Can you give everything away and still build something financially sustainable? This post works through the distinction between open source code and Creative Commons writing, maps the available monetization models, and reasons through why open core falls short, and why consultancy alone is not enough — and what a workable alternative might look like.

Consulting

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Consulting engagements to help organizations design, develop, and operate digital solutions — working hands-on across solution architecture, operating models, and engineering leadership.

Solution Delivery Design
I help enterprises get better at designing, developing, and operating digital solutions — clarifying ownership, defining process, and building the capability to deliver consistently without ongoing external support. Structure, process, and people: design how solutions get delivered, define how the work flows, then equip the people who make it happen.
Solution Design & Delivery
Hands-on work on specific digital solutions — designing architectures, leading development, and establishing the operational practices that make a delivered solution something the enterprise can confidently own and run.

Ventures

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Things I'm building and exploring — applying my knowledge to new problems and areas beyond my consulting work.

Digital Solution Lifecycle Model
An opinionated engineering model for digital solution lifecycle management — classification tiers, phases, processes, activities, roles, patterns, and deliverables that together make lifecycle management a system rather than a craft. Human-guided, machine-executed, and designed to co-evolve with the organizations that adopt it.
Digital Solution Lifecycle Tooling
Unix-philosophy tooling that augments and progressively automates eight roles currently held by humans — from Project Manager to Operator — freeing people for the creative judgment machines cannot replace. Built on the Digital Solution Lifecycle Model, connected through a Project Manager the business will eventually run for itself.

© 2026 • Lars Barkman