The Constant Need for Change Many organizations often unknowingly exhibit complacency and only incorporate significant change when a crisis or imminent threat emerges. This is especially true in organizations that have had success in the past. In this excerpt of the Change in a Successful Organization whitepaper from Michael Winslow, Tamara Ledbetter, Adam Zimman, John Esser, Tim Judge, and Carmen DeArdo, we'll explore how to answer the following questions without a crisis: How do you create … [Read more...]
How to Embed More of the Business Outside IT with DevOps Principles
A series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. We all know that for DevOps to truly be as successful as it can be, it's best to get the business on board. But how do you translate something from IT to the rest of the business? Top experts from DevOps Enterprise Summit are here to help. “Organizations who develop software need to realize the truth that 'Business' and 'IT' are the same thing. You'd never build a car with a hard separation between marketing, design, and … [Read more...]
Creating Small Successes to Prove DevOps Works
A series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. We've all heard that the key to DevOps is small successes that you build upon. But what do those small successes actually look like? How do you start? Top experts from DevOps Enterprise Summit are here to weigh in. “Pick a team. Automate the build and deploy process with no human touches between commit and deploy. That one step removes significant variability and defect generation. Stabilize your quality signal, even if it … [Read more...]
How to Convince Reluctant Developers to Embrace DevOps
A series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. We've all met that colleague. The one who just won't get behind DevOps. No matter their reasons, here's some great advice on what to say to those reluctant colleagues from top experts from DevOps Enterprise Summit. “We say 'Deploy more. Sleep better.' This of course assumes the developer has quality ownership. If the developer can use Grenade Driven Development to hand off the pain of poor quality and is only responsible … [Read more...]
Benefits of a DevOps Mindset
A series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. Sometimes, it's not easy to help a boss or colleague understand why and how DevOps can solve many or your problems. But these experts from the DevOps Enterprise Summit boil it down to its simplest and most powerful for you. “We are designing an entire system of delivery, from idea to end user, around the truth that every requirement is wrong, we've misunderstood it, and/or it will have changed by the time we can deliver a … [Read more...]
Advice on Getting Teams to Accept Change
A series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. Change is always hard. And harder for some than others. In this post, we continue our series of advice blogs from DevOps Enterprise Summit 2020 presenters. What is your top advice for getting teams to accept change? "Bring them information on how it makes their lives better. Have engineers who've worked this way evangelize this way of working. Those of us who've been on this journey for a while will not go back to … [Read more...]
