Category: DASA Guidance

  • From Business Strategy to Real-World Value

    From Business Strategy to Real-World Value

    Imagine you’re the mastermind behind a trendy new apartment complex, where every detail matters. You’re juggling cool design elements like rooftop gardens, sleek modern kitchens, and high-tech security systems. Now, add Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the mix, with smart home features that adjust lighting and temperature based on residents’ preferences, or an AI concierge that…

  • Why Platform Engineering is Crucial for Modern Businesses and IT Leaders

    Why Platform Engineering is Crucial for Modern Businesses and IT Leaders

    In an era where digital transformation dictates market leadership, Platform Engineering emerges as a pivotal philosophy and set of capabilities that business and IT leaders cannot afford to overlook. This approach is not just about technology; it’s about enabling organizations to innovate rapidly, deliver software efficiently, and ensure resilience and security in an ever-changing digital…

  • Effective DevOps Team Building: Strategies for Collaboration and Cooperation

    Effective DevOps Team Building: Strategies for Collaboration and Cooperation

    DevOps isn’t just a methodology, a trend, or a set of integrated technologies. DevOps is a movement about the culture that emphasizes both collaboration and cooperation, primarily of both software developers and other IT professionals, to achieve automated high-quality product delivery.  To truly succeed with DevOps, organizations must build teams that prioritize collaboration and cooperation…

  • DevOps with a Side of Compliance: How to Integrate Security and Compliance in your Transformation

    DevOps with a Side of Compliance: How to Integrate Security and Compliance in your Transformation

    Organizations are facing an increasing number of threats and regulatory requirements. Compliance and security are critical components of any organization’s digital transformation, and in a DevOps environment, it is essential that these components are integrated into the development and operations processes. However, in many organizations, compliance and security are considered separate from the development and…

  • Leveraging DevOps and Cloud to Implement a Technology Strategy for Enterprises-Key Takeaways

    Leveraging DevOps and Cloud to Implement a Technology Strategy for Enterprises-Key Takeaways

    The rapid pace of digital transformation has made it imperative for organizations to prioritize technology excellence to stay competitive. The implementation of a DevOps Cloud Strategy can help organizations achieve software speed, scale, and security while maintaining compliance and governance. Recent discussions on DevOps Cloud Strategy for Enterprises have highlighted some key takeaways and best…

  • Leading Change in the DevOps Era: An 8-Step Framework for Success

    Leading Change in the DevOps Era: An 8-Step Framework for Success

    Organizational leaders are often aware of the benefits of implementing DevOps practices and tools, including increased agility, faster time-to-market, and improved customer satisfaction. However, implementing these changes can be challenging. One framework that can be used to guide a DevOps transformation is John Kotter’s 8-step model for leading change. This model provides a clear roadmap…

  • Tools & Technology: Why Should These Follow Your Processes?

    Tools & Technology: Why Should These Follow Your Processes?

    Experience – Automate Everything You Can When You Are Ready I couldn’t be more excited to have joined a rapidly growing start-up in the innovative world of robotic process automation (RPA)! From day one, our focus has been on driving the growth and success of the business, making fast decisions, and prioritizing what matters most.…

  • People: If You Do Not Listen, Guide, and Train, People Create Their Own Strategy

    People: If You Do Not Listen, Guide, and Train, People Create Their Own Strategy

    Experience with T-Shape and Second Pillar Approach I started my first professional role in IT support in a global corporation. I learned firsthand the importance of listening to, guiding, and training people to create and execute successful strategies. When I started working in IT, I assumed I was more intelligent than our users and focused…

  • 7 Most Underachieved Business Benefits of DevOps

    7 Most Underachieved Business Benefits of DevOps

    We live in a world of innovations, one where startups and new companies can completely displace or destabilize entire industries. Today, to remain in business, organizations are more focused on the four key criteria of faster delivery, improved stability, innovation, and reduced costs. DevOps supports these criteria in delivering value to customers with the traditional…

  • Value Streams Definition and Guide

    Value Streams Definition and Guide

    The definition of the value stream easiest to relate to is the manufacturing value stream. The value stream represents the set of activities to be performed to deliver an item of value to the customer. The manufacturing value stream produces a physical product. The customer and market forces assign a monetary value to the product.…