Martin Reynolds
Great DevEx and Regulatory Compliance - Possible?
#1about 2 minutes
The challenge of balancing DevEx and regulatory compliance
Most businesses face regulatory compliance challenges which complicate the software delivery lifecycle and create friction for developers.
#2about 3 minutes
Mapping the current complex software development lifecycle
The typical development process involves excessive tool switching and manual steps, leading to increased costs and engineer dissatisfaction.
#3about 2 minutes
Driving DevEx transformation with sponsorship and culture
Successful developer experience initiatives require both executive sponsorship to remove roadblocks and engineering champions to drive adoption and cultural alignment.
#4about 3 minutes
Using golden pathways for consistent and compliant delivery
Pre-approved golden pathways and an integrated toolchain reduce cognitive load and ensure security and compliance checks are automated.
#5about 2 minutes
Implementing automated guardrails instead of manual gates
Replace slow, manual approval gates with automated guardrails using policy as code to make it easy for developers to do the right thing.
#6about 2 minutes
Measuring success with quantitative and qualitative metrics
Consistently measure both hard metrics like DORA and soft qualitative feedback to accurately track improvements in developer experience.
#7about 8 minutes
Demo of self-servicing a compliant application
An internal developer portal enables engineers to scaffold a new service that automatically generates a compliant CI/CD pipeline with security and governance built-in.
#8about 1 minute
Key principles for balancing developer speed and safety
A summary of core strategies including focusing on engineers as customers, unifying the toolchain, using guardrails, and measuring everything.
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