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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

Tactics to Spread DevOps

July 7, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Adapted from the DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Paper Expanding Pockets of Greatness. Written by Josh Atwell, Carmen DeArdo, Jeff Gallimore, Thomas A. Limoncelli If you’re reading this, then you have likely considered numerous ways to more broadly consolidate and engage the teams in your company. In this section, we will outline some strategies and tactics, focused on four core areas, to help provide structured guidance on where to start and where those efforts will evolve. Don’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: carmen deardo, devops, devops enterprise forum, jeff gallimore, josh atwell, thomas limoncelli

Guidance for Becoming a Modern Ops Professional

June 16, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Adapted from the DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Paper Modernizing IT Operations in the Age of DevOps by Josh Atwell, Jason Cox, Damon Edwards, Ron Forrester, Jayne Groll, Mark Imbriaco, Mark Schwartz, and Scott Willson. DevOps adoption continues to rise as enterprises migrate to the cloud as part of their digital transformation initiatives. The combination of DevOps and cloud infrastructure is disrupting the traditional job expectations of enterprise infrastructure and operations (I&O) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: damon edwards, devops, devops enterprise forum, jane groll, jason cox, josh atwell, mark imbriaco, mark schwartz, modern operations, operations, ron forrester, scott wilson

The Five Dimensions of Transformational Leadership

June 8, 2020 by IT Revolution 1 Comment

Excerpted from the DevOps Enterprise Forum guidance paper Transformational Leadership: A Quick Start Guide by John Esser, Sr., Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Chivas Nambiar, Julia Wester, and Dan Zentgraf. 1. Vision Vision is the expression of a desired picture of the future based around organizational values and should answer this basic question: What do we want to become? In addition to knowing and understanding direction, transformational leaders must be able to clearly communicate the vision and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: chivas nambiar, dan zentgraf, devops enterprise forum, devops leadership, john esser, julia wester, nicole forsgre, transformational leadership

Providing Visibility over Multiple Work Management Systems

June 4, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Adapted from the DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Paper Overcoming Inefficiencies in Multiple Work Management Systems by Scott Prugh, Dominica DeGrandis, Rosaline Radcliffe, Pat Birkeland, and Keanen Wold. Large enterprises are traditionally organized by function and managed to optimize vertically for specific outcomes. In IT, this often means organizations specialize in functions such as design, development, QA, and operations. Many decisions are made in the context of those functional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: devops enterprise forum, dominica degrandis, keanen wold, pat birkeland, rosaline radcliffe, scott prugh

DevOps Holdouts: Strategies and Tactics

June 2, 2020 by IT Revolution Leave a Comment

Challenges around starting, driving, and building transformational change are, at the core, people challenges. Individuals are unique in their circumstances and their approaches to the world. This creates a challenge in discovering the “right” approach to re-engaging a disenfranchised employee. There is no single tactic that works for every individual or every time; therefore, an interchangeable, experimental, iterative framework is the best approach. A flexible framework for approaching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers Tagged With: anders wallgren, avigail ofer, chris hill, devops, devops enterprise forum, devops holdouts, pauly comtois, scott nasello

Why the Full Stack Engineer Is Problematic

April 2, 2020 by IT Revolution 1 Comment

Excerpt from the DevOps Enterprise Forum Paper Full Stack Teams, Not Engineers, by Jason Cox, Christian Posta, Cornelia Davis, Dominica Degrandis, Jim Stoneham, and Thomas A. Limoncelli. Can you possibly be good at everything? In the digital era, the sheer quantity of tools, frameworks, programming languages, and methods/models overwhelms the brain. Technologies come and go, and learning a new technology often involves intense effort. Learning a new environment and domain knowledge … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Forum Guidance Papers, Research Tagged With: christian posta, cornelia davis, devops, devops enterprise forum, dominica degrandis, full stack, full stack engineer, full stack team, jason cox, jim stonham, software, software delivery, teams, thomas limoncelli

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