Sonal Patil

Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better

Is your DevOps practice just a checklist? Learn the three core principles that shift teams from stress to real progress.

Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better
#1about 3 minutes

Defining DevOps beyond a list of practices

DevOps is defined not by its tools but by applying lean manufacturing principles to accelerate the flow of work in the IT value stream.

#2about 8 minutes

The first way: Creating flow in the value stream

The first way of DevOps establishes a fast value stream by making work visible, limiting WIP, reducing batch sizes, minimizing handoffs, and removing constraints with CI/CD.

#3about 5 minutes

The second way: Building fast feedback loops

The second way creates a safer, more resilient system through fast feedback loops like peer reviews, automated testing, and swarming to fix problems immediately.

#4about 2 minutes

The third way: Fostering continual learning and experimentation

The third way creates a culture of continual learning and experimentation by using retrospectives and sprint reviews to improve daily work processes.

#5about 7 minutes

Q&A: Implementing DevOps and advocating for change

Understanding the principles behind DevOps helps teams flexibly adopt practices, advocate for change with customers, and know when the overhead of a practice is not worth it.

#6about 4 minutes

Q&A: Adapting DevOps for remote work and team culture

Successful DevOps adoption requires adapting agile ceremonies for remote work and addressing cultural resistance to change across different roles like dev and ops.

#7about 9 minutes

Q&A: Scaling DevOps across functions and cultures

DevOps principles can be scaled to other functions like security (DevSecOps), adapted for different geographical cultures, and implemented in large, siloed companies.

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