A DevOps Leader is a tactical or strategic individual who helps design, influence, implement or motivate the cultural transformation proven to be a critical success factor in DevOps adoption.
This individual understands the human dynamics of cultural change and is equipped with practices, methods and tools to engage people across the DevOps spectrum.
Course outline:
• Course Introduction
• DevOps and Time
• Key Differences Between DevOps IT and Traditional IT
• Becoming a DevOps organization
• Focus
• Work
• Information
• Metrics
• Value Stream Mapping
• Value Stream Mapping Exercise
• Squad Organizational Model
• Managing Cultural Change
• Culture and its Impact on Performance
• Popular DevOps Tools and Practices
• Building a Business Case
• Bringing it all Together
• Additional Sources of Information
• Exam Preparations
• Exam
The learning objectives for DOL include a practical understanding of:
• DevOps and time to market
• The business and IT perspectives
• Key differences between DevOps IT and traditional IT
• Planning and organizing
• Understanding performance and culture
• Measurement differences
• Designing a DevOps organization
• Focusing on what matters
• Ideas for organizing workflows
• Sharing information
• Defining meaningful metrics
• Value stream mapping
• The Spotify Squad model
• Managing culture change
• Popular tools and key practices
• Putting it all together
Audience:
Prerequisites:
• Participants should have baseline knowledge and understanding of common DevOps definitions and principles.
Course / student materials:
• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training and exercise facilitation
• Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference)
• Participation in exercises designed to apply concepts
• Comprehensive glossary
• Access to additional sources of information and communities
Language:
• English course material, English speaking instructor
About the Author:
Mustafa Kapadia is a Service Line Leader for IBM 's Digital Transformation DevOps practice, a business advisory practice focused on helping large enterprises transform their software and application delivery. His is an expert in DevOps, cloud, mobile, analytics, application development, outsourcing, and off shoring. Prior to joining IBM, Mustafa was a management consultant with Deloitte's Strategy & Operations practice. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an avid blogger (when time permits), a speaker, and an advisor to startup companies.