- In today’s world, business agility is essential to stay competitive. Quick responses to business needs through efficient development and deployment practices are critical for business value delivery.
- Organizations are looking to DevOps as an approach to rapidly deliver changes, but they often lack the foundations to use DevOps effectively.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
Even in a highly tool-centric view, it is the appreciation of DevOps core principles that will determine your success in implementing its practices.
Impact and Result
- Understand the basics of DevOps-related improvements.
- Assess the health and conduciveness of software delivery process through Info-Tech Research Group’s MATURE framework.
Implement DevOps Practices That Work Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should implement DevOps, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.Besides the small introduction, subscribers and consulting clients within this management domain have access to:
- Implement DevOps Practices That Work – Phases 1-4
1. Examine your current state
Understand the current state of your software delivery process and categorize existing challenges in it.
- DevOps Readiness Survey
2. MATURE your delivery lifecycle
Brainstorm solutions using Info-Tech Research Group’s MATURE framework.
- DevOps Roadmap Template
3. Choose the right metrics and tools for your needs
Identify metrics that are insightful and valuable. Determine tools that can help with DevOps practices implementation.
- DevOps Pipeline Maturity Assessment
4. Select horizons for improvement
Lay out a schedule for enhancements for your software process to make it ready for DevOps.
Workshop: Implement DevOps Practices That Work
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
1 Examine Your Current State
The Purpose
Set the context for improvement.
Key Benefits Achieved
Provide a great foundation for an actionable vision and goals that people can align to.
Activities
1.1 Review the outcome of the DevOps Readiness Survey.
1.2 Articulate the current-state delivery process.
1.3 Categorize existing challenges using PEAS.
Outputs
Baseline assessment of the organization’s readiness for introducing DevOps principles in its delivery process
A categorized list of challenges currently evident in the delivery process
2 MATURE Your Delivery Lifecycle
The Purpose
Brainstorm solutions using the MATURE framework.
Key Benefits Achieved
Collaborative list of solutions to challenges that are restricting/may restrict adoption of DevOps in your organization.
Activities
2.1 Brainstorm solutions for identified challenges.
2.2 Understand different DevOps topologies within the context of strong communication and collaboration.
Outputs
A list of solutions that will enhance the current delivery process into one which is influenced by DevOps principles
(Optional) Identify a team topology that works for your organization.
3 Choose the Right Metrics and Tools for Your Needs
The Purpose
Select metrics and tools for your DevOps-inspired delivery pipeline.
Key Benefits Achieved
Enable your team to select the right metrics and tool chain that support the implementation of DevOps practices.
Activities
3.1 Identify metrics that are sensible and provide meaningful insights into your organization’s DevOps transition.
3.2 Determine the set of tools that satisfy enterprise standards and can be used to implement DevOps practices.
3.3 (Optional) Assess DevOps pipeline maturity.
Outputs
A list of metrics that will assist in measuring the progress of your organization’s DevOps transition
A list of tools that meet enterprise standards and enhance delivery processes
4 Define Your Release, Communication, and Next Steps
The Purpose
Build a plan laying out the work needed to be done for implementing the necessary changes to your organization.
Key Benefits Achieved
Roadmap of steps to take in the coming future.
Activities
4.1 Create a roadmap for future-state delivery process.
Outputs
Roadmap for future-state delivery process