You Can’t Buy DevOps

You Can’t Buy DevOps Julie Gunderson, PagerDuty

Complex Systems

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and information-technology operations (Ops) which aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DevOps

DevOps is a word that is used to describe a set of modern IT practices which seek to more closely bring together software developers and operations staff to work on the same project in a more collaborative manner. https://opensource.com/resources/devops

DevOps is the combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services at high velocity: evolving and improving products at a faster pace than organizations using traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. https://aws.amazon.com/devops/what-is-devops/

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Westrum RA typology of organisational culturesBMJ Quality & Safety 2004;13:ii22-ii27.

Google’s findings on high performing teams https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/

Psychological Safety “A shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking.” Amy C. Edmondson, Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams

Col. Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.)

“A culture that values psychological safety, trust, and respect contributes to productivity by letting employees focus on solving problems and getting their work done rather than politics and fighting.” • Accelerate: State of DevOps 2019, DORA

Embrace Failure

Words Matter

Clear, Simple, Defined Process

DevOps Transformation

Practices

Configuration Management

Automation

Tooling

Continuous Integration

Testing

Start Small

“Many organizations wanting to adopt DevOps look for a set of prescriptive steps or best practices to guide their journey. However, every organization is different and which practices to adopt depends on the current state of the organization— including the state of its technology, culture, and processes—and its short- and long-term goals” DORA Accelerate: State of DevOps 2019