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Closing the Feedback Loop: Why Community and Transparency are Critical for Innovation Programs
Fostering a community and maintaining transparency are essential when developing successful innovation initiatives. This article delves into why these factors are essential and how organizations can effectively implement them to enhance their innovation programs. The Feedback Loop The feedback loop – in the context of an innovation program – encompasses several stages: gathering feedback, analyzing…
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Taming Complexity-DevX as the future DevOps
As modern software delivery becomes more complicated and intricate, the need to streamline processes and enhance developer experience (DevX) is essential for continued success in your DevOps team. DevX can address increasing complexity and transform the way teams work. This article delves into the principles, strategies, and outcomes associated with implementing effective DevX practices, highlighting…
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DevOps and Wiring the Winning Organization with Gene Kim
DevOps has revolutionized the technology landscape, enabling organizations to achieve unprecedented levels of performance, efficiency, and reliability. In this article, we will explore how DevOps principles can be harnessed to wire winning organizations, driving them towards excellence and sustainable success. Drawing insights from high-performing technology organizations, we will delve into the strategies and mechanisms that…
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DevOps: Evolution vs Revolution
Embracing DevOps as an Evolutionary Journey DevOps represents a fundamental shift in how software development and IT operations collaborate, focusing on enhancing efficiency, reliability, and agility. This article delves into the debate of evolutionary versus revolutionary approaches to DevOps, advocating for gradual, sustainable change over abrupt, disruptive overhauls. Understanding this distinction is crucial for leaders,…
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Becoming an Impactful Leader: The 3Cs of Influential Reputations
In today’s dynamic environment, leadership extends beyond the traditional roles of decision-making and strategy formulation. An influential leader must cultivate a strong reputation, which is essential for fostering trust, inspiring teams, and driving organizational success, especially while managing a digital transformation. The cornerstone of a strong reputation lies in the 3Cs: Clarity, Confidence, and Credibility.…
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Engineering Culture: Leveraging Cloud, DevOps, and Data for Business Success
Organizations must be agile and adaptable to survive. The key to survival is leveraging technology to gain a competitive advantage. Cloud, DevOps, and Data are essential tools that organizations can use to thrive. However, keeping up with new services and understanding their significance for your business can be challenging. This article provides an introduction to…
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The Importance of Psychological Safety in DevOps Teams
Psychological safety is an essential condition for high-performing teams, particularly those solving complex and novel problems such as DevOps teams. In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, software development practices must keep pace. DevOps, a methodology that emphasizes collaboration and automation between development and operations teams, has become an essential approach to software delivery. However, the…
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DevOps Knowledge Day Findings – ‘Courage’ is the Name of the Game!
“Courage” seemed to be a common theme at the Conlea ‘DevOps Knowledge Day’ event co-sponsored by the DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA). Courage to deal with suspicious boards (doubt, having heard all the ‘best practice’ promises before), courage to deal with managers (fear of the change to span of control and new leadership styles) and…
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SRVISION 2019
It’s time for organizations to become more resilient to get ready for the digital age! The annual SRVISION event took place in the Netherlands discussing Flying Datacenters, Pando – the largest single living organism on earth, and Edith from All in the Family looking to put more Ops into DevOps. The line-up for the event…
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Culture Follows Structure
On January 17, 2019. Transavia hosted a highly interactive event “Fit for the Future,” enabled by CIO Platform Nederland and the DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA). After several valuable lessons from Transavia and ABN AMRO Bank on their Agile and DevOps journeys, I had the privilege to facilitate one of the break-out sessions on Organizational…
