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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 13, 2026solution-design
Choosing a Documentation Platform
A structured evaluation of ten documentation platforms — Docusaurus, VitePress, Starlight, Doks, Material for MkDocs, Antora, and more — against requirements for versioned, long-running documentation projects. Covers performance, versioning, search, and ecosystem viability, with scoring tables, a progressive elimination process, and an incremental implementation plan built around Starlight. Starting from the needs of the Digital Solution Lifecycle Model and its companion tooling, but intended as a reusable approach for future projects.
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.

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