GB1034D Business Guidance Framework for Digital Ecosystems/Software Marketplaces v1.0.0

The Business Guidance Framework for Digital Ecosystems/Software Marketplaces is a high-level guidance to enable business decision makers to understand the strategic decisions and choices they need to consider related to identifying, choosing, defining, launching, managing, and evolving digital ecosystem opportunities and platforms such as software marketplaces. This framework helps business decision makers understand the commonalities and differences in the options for different type of marketplace business model scenarios (such as Type 1 and Type 2 Marketplaces) to accelerate the realization of business benefits from software marketplaces growth beyond connectivity.