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Complexity: The Enemy of Agility and Execution

April 9, 2021 by Peter Moore 4 Comments

As companies race to adopt new cloud computing technologies and systems to effectively compete as digital enterprises, they quickly discover that with new systems, applications, and processes comes monumental new complexity. At a fundamental level, legacy systems of record, which are critical to running core operating functions, like Finance, ERP, CRM, and HR were not designed to seamlessly connect with key systems of engagement or systems of intelligence used to create sustainable customer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, Software Delivery Tagged With: agile, organizational complexity, performance, Peter Moore

The Seven Domains of Transformation

March 2, 2021 by IT Revolution 1 Comment

This post is an excerpt from The Project to Product Transformation white paper, written by Ross Clanton, Amy Walters, Jason Zubrick, Pat Birkeland, Mik Kersten, Alan Nance, and Anders Wallgren. You can download and read the white paper in its entirety here. When thinking about transformations of any kind, it can be difficult to visualize all the factors involved. By definition, transformation is “a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.” This is especially challenging when it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, Project to Product, project to product tranformation, seven domains of transformtion

State of DevOps: 2020 and Beyond

March 1, 2021 by Gene Kim 1 Comment

What Happened in 2020 Most organizations entered 2020 with a plan, and all those plans were completely upended by a global pandemic and the economic downturn that happened afterward. And yet I think 2020 has been illuminating in showing what technology can do in a time of incredible crisis. I experienced this myself with DevOps Enterprise Summit. In a normal year, we host two in-person conferences in the US and UK. Of course in 2020, an in-person conference where thousands of people fly into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: 2020, american airlines, corona virus, covid 19, devops, DevOps Enterprise Summit, fannie mae, Gene Kim, nationwide, nationwide building society, state of devops, us bank

The IT Leader’s Place in the Business

February 9, 2021 by Mark Schwartz Leave a Comment

This post was is an excerpt from the book A Seat at the Table: IT Leadership in the Age of Agility by Mark Schwartz. In the Agile world, senior IT leadership, and the CIO in particular, must look at their jobs in a new way if they want to secure a seat at the table. A few of the critical characteristics of the new IT leadership role include: Driver of Outcomes Manager of Uncertainty Steward of Assets Contributor Influencer and Salesperson Orchestrator of Chaos Enabler Impediment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Seat at the Table, DevOps Community Tagged With: a seat at the table, agile, devops, leadership, mark schwartz

Project to Product Transformation: How to Get Started

February 2, 2021 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

This post is an excerpt from the Moving from Project to Product white paper by Ross Clanton, Carmen DeArdo, Mik Kersten, Alan Nance, Karen Person, and Jason Zubric. You can read the full white paper here. In our previous blog we clarified what a product-based software delivery model is. In this post we provide some recommendations on how to get started on your project to product transformation, but it should be noted that this is not something where “one size fits all.” Every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers, Software Delivery Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, product-based software delivery, Project to Product, project to product tranformation

What Is Product-Based Software Delivery?

February 2, 2021 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

This post is an excerpt from the DevOps Enterprise Forum whitepaper Moving from Project to Product by Ross Clanton, Carmen DeArdo, Mik Kersten, Alan Nance, Karen Person, and Jason Zubrick. So, you want to move from a project-based to a product-based software delivery model. How do you start? In a large enterprise, there is likely an embedded culture of working in a project model. Roles such as project managers and portfolio managers will be impacted. Business leaders who previously may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers, Software Delivery Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, product-based software delivery, project to product tranformation

Industrial DevOps: Applying DevOps for Hardware, Firmware, and Software

January 26, 2021 by IT Revolution 1 Comment

Multiple Planning Horizons

This post was adapted from the 2018 DevOps Enterprise Forum white paper Industrial DevOps by Dr. Suzette Johnson, Diane LaFortune, Dean Leffingwell, Harry Koehnemann, Dr. Stephen Magill, Dr. Steve Mayner, Avigail Ofer, Anders Wallgren, Robert Stroud, and Robin Yeman. As DevOps continues to challenge the status quo and improve business outcomes for software systems, many of the world's larger enterprises also need to identify how to scale these practices across large, complex systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, firmware, hardware, industrial devops, software

Optimize Your Time with The Balanced Calendar

January 14, 2021 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

What prevents you from getting work done? One of the top answers is too many meetings! Too many interruptions, meetings, and tools overburdens workers and can lead to burn out. In this post, we visit Dominica DeGrandis's advice for creating a balanced calendar to optimize your time. Too Many Meetings A calendar full of meetings leads to little time to complete actual work. We double book, triple book, and even quadruple book our time.  Dominica DeGrandis describes three common types of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Summit, Making Work Visible Tagged With: dominica degrandis, making work visible, Time Optimization

8 Recommended Talks from DevOps Enterprise Summit (and Why)

January 12, 2021 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Recently, I was speaking with a friend in a large bank, and I ended up writing him a letter recommending some talks that I thought would be useful. Below I list each of them, along with why I think they'd be of interest. 1) Credit Suisse from London - Virtual 2020 Andrea Hausmann, Head of Program Strategy & Engagement, Credit SuisseDuncan Lawie, Director, DevOps and Development Practices, Credit Suisse I think this is a super interesting talk, because they’re a centralized group that owns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: david silverman, DevOps Enterprise Summit, Gene Kim, steven spear

Radical Prioritization of Work

January 12, 2021 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

This post is adapted from the Bold Moves You Can Make white paper that appears in the Fall 2020 DevOps Enterprise Journal. Written by Amy Walters, Dominica DeGrandis,  Jon Moore, Jeffrey Shupack, Michael Nygard, Ross Clanton, Ben Grinnell, and Paula Thrasher Many large enterprises are experiencing a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts. Remaining relevant and alive requires bold moves that accelerate digital, Agile, and DevOps transformation efforts that may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers, Research Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, digital transformation, making work visible, work priorities

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