Integration is where projects fail
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In this lesson
explain why integration is the main risk in enterprise programs.
Planned topics
- Every system has its own data model, timing, availability, and owner.
- Hidden integrations and undocumented file drops surface late.
- Failures cross boundaries: one slow system can stall many.
- Integration needs design, ownership, testing, and monitoring like any product.
Draft outline details
Demonstration
a Larkspur "integration iceberg": visible APIs above the line; below, spreadsheets emailed to finance, nightly files, a store script writing to a shared folder.
Check your understanding
Why do integrations fail late?
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Hidden dependencies and unclear ownership appear only when systems are connected.
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