Introduction to DevOps

COURSE OUTLINE:

Description

In this course, you will learn how DevOps has brought together years of the most effective practices from development and operations (agile, Lean, and more)ï¿½and aligned them around common characteristics: value, cross-functional collaboration, agility, and strong teams. DevOps is really the marrying of process, infrastructure, and product. This course shows you how to bring these groups together to optimize, re-think, and re-engineer your processes.

Audience

Software managers and directors
CIOs, CTOs, and IT executives
Operations managers
QA/test managers
Project managers
Release and configuration managers
Developers and application team leads
Scrum Masters
Product owners and managers

Learning Objectives

DevOps overview
How other organizations are using DevOps concepts to gain competitive advantage
Tools that can help you automate processes
Tips and techniques for changing your culture to support DevOps
Why DevOps is important
Why high-performing IT organizations are rushing to implement DevOps concepts
How companies are achieving DevOps success via case studies
How to optimize, rethink, and re-engineer your IT processes to deliver value to your customers faster than ever

1. Introduction

Establish Goals and Current State
The Goal of DevOps

2. What Is DevOps?

Background and History
Symptoms and Problems in Today's Environment
The IT Core Chronic Conflict
DevOps Roles
DevOps Defined
Core Concepts

3. Ball Point Game

4. Why Do DevOps?

Driving Factors
Amazon's Process: A Case Study
State of DevOps Report
Manufacturing and DevOps

5. DevOps at Microsoft ï¿½ a Case Study

Dark Launches
Feature Flags
Agile to DevOps
Branching
Teams
Live Site Culture

6. How Does DevOps Work

Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Testing
Continuous Monitoring
Automation
Kanban End-to-End

7. Penny Game

8. Culture and DevOps

People and Trust
Resilience
Engagement is Key
Change the Metrics!
Law of Motivation
Keys to Successful DevOps Culture

9. DISC Assessment

10. Tool Time

Build Automation
Test Automation
Deployment Automation
Environment Provisioning
Automated Feedback and Monitoring

11. DevOps Assessment

Summary and Next Steps

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