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How Product Management Bridges Teams and Solves Organizational Challenges
Product management acts as a critical bridge between various functions within an organization and the ever-evolving market. Product Management: Steering the Ship Through Organizational Challenges Product management acts as a critical bridge between various functions within an organization and the ever-evolving market. When faced with organizational hurdles, product managers play a key role in identifying…
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Lean Principles: Eliminating Muda, Muri, and Mura for Maximum Efficiency
The core idea of Lean is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. In simple terms, Lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. Lean works on three principles: Here’s more detail on each: Muda: Muda refers to the type of waste that adds no value to the end product or service from…
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Stakeholder Management in Platform Engineering: A Step-by-Step Guide
Managing your stakeholders is an iterative process that incorporates the followingsteps in each cycle: Step 1: Identify Stakeholders Step 2: Analyze Stakeholders Step 3: Plan Stakeholder Engagement Step 4: Engage Stakeholders Step 5: Monitor Stakeholders Step 6: Evaluate Effectiveness DASA Platform Engineering DASA Platform Engineering certification program ensures all stakeholders become champions of Platform Engineering,…
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Business Objectives and Portfolio Elements
Exploring the concepts of business objectives and their relationship with the components of portfolio management – portfolio vision, portfolio strategy, and portfolio roadmap: 1. Business Objectives: 2. Portfolio Vision: 3. Portfolio Strategy: 4. Portfolio Roadmap: In essence, business objectives are the guiding stars of an organization, setting the strategic direction. The portfolio vision ensures that…
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OGSM: Strategy Alignment for Success
OGSM, an acronym for Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures, is a structured and comprehensive methodology for strategic planning and execution within organizations. It provides a clear framework for aligning various aspects of an organization’s operations with its strategic objectives. Objectives (O): Objectives are overarching, qualitative statements that define the desired outcomes an organization aims to…
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Tools for Monitoring and Tracking OKR Progress
There are several tools available to monitor and visualize OKR progress. These tools help organizations track and display the status of their Objectives and Key Results in real-time, providing valuable insights for data-driven decision-making. Some popular tools for monitoring and visualizing OKR progress include: OKR Software Platforms: There are dedicated OKR software platforms that allow…
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Building a DevOps Culture
There is no specific order or set of rules that you can follow to build a DevOps culture. Creating a DevOps culture is a step-by-step improvement of the following four elements: DevOps culture emphasizes collaboration and communication between development and operations teams, resulting in faster and more reliable software delivery. Creating a DevOps culture is…
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The Three Ways of DevOps is Where Flow, Value & Resilience Meet
“The Phoenix Project” is a book that introduces the Three Ways of DevOps, which are the guiding principles for DevOps practices. Through a story about an IT manager named Bill, the book explores the challenges and benefits of adopting DevOps practices. Source: “The Phoenix Project” by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford The Three…
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DevOps: Replacing the Wall of Confusion by The Bridge of Collaboration
DevOps allows to bridge the gap between the Development and Operations teams by unifying them for better, faster outcomes. This is achieved through effective communication, collaboration, and transparency using tools and processes that promote these values. To avoid the Wall of Confusion, DevOps teams should prioritize effective communication and collaboration. This may include regular stand-up…
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Unmasking DevOps in Your Organisation
How many times have you heard an organisation say, “we do DevOps”, or “we will handle that by DevOps” or “that will be handed over to DevOps”? In recent months, I have started to hear these statements more regularly; particularly the first one. As a professional who has been involved with DevOps for the past…
