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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…
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Skills Essential for a Highly Technical Internal Development Platform
The internal development platform is a highly technical product that clearly focuses on automation, abstraction, and extensibility. Various skills must be available directly within the Platform Engineering team to achieve this. In terms of engineering capabilities, as mentioned earlier, there is a need to have a core foundation in DevOps and infrastructure within the Platform…
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A Platform Team as the Solution to DevOps Anti-Types
Organizations can sometimes engage in bad practices when adopting DevOps, which can actually hinder the successful adoption of a DevOps culture and mindset. Addressing the DevOps Anti-Types How These Solutions Address the Anti-Types DASA Platform Engineering DASA Platform Engineering certification program ensures all stakeholders become champions of Platform Engineering, clearly articulating its value. It enables…
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Platform Engineering Rises from DevOps
Platform engineering stems from DevOps, which is about collaboration. It is about developer acceleration, where the whole objective is that Platform Engineering will create a fabric where developers can become autonomous. Through the use of that fabric and close collaboration with development teams, we’ll be able to promote the continuous improvement of this platform, which…
