This post was adapted from Chapter 3 of Accelerate: the Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations by Nicole Forsgren, PhD, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim. --- It is practically a truism in DevOps circles that culture is of huge importance. However, culture is intangible; there exist many definitions and models of culture. Our challenge was to find a model of culture that was well-defined in the scientific literature, could be measured … [Read more...]
Quick Guide to DevOps for the Non-IT Business Leader
Adapted from War and Peace and IT: Business Leadership, Technology, and Success in the Digital Age by Mark Schwartz. What is DevOps 1) Small Teams of T-Shaped People DevOps is practiced in small teams, say five to nine people. Small teams can communicate among themselves face-to-face, thereby avoiding the overhead of passing around and perfecting documents. Each team is cross-functional, with skills in software development, testing, infrastructure engineering, operations, and … [Read more...]
Q&A with DevOps Research and Assessment CEO, Dr. Nicole Forsgren
We have a treat in store for this year’s DevOps Enterprise Summit (DOES17) London conference attendees. For the last several years, Dr. Nicole Forsgren has conducted a thorough investigation on the current standing of DevOps, in collaboration with Jez Humble, Gene Kim and the team at Puppet. Many of our readers are familiar with the “State of DevOps Report,” and value the insights provided by the research. As the CEO and Chief Scientist of DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA), Dr. Forsgren … [Read more...]
