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  • Key Takeaways from Embracing Talent Transformation Through Leadership

    Introduction Digital transformation is a rapidly accelerating trend, and organizations are feeling the pressure to adapt. In order to succeed, businesses must focus on people as a key dimension of transformation. However, many transformation initiatives fail because they do not provide enough focus on enabling, motivating, and engaging people in the transformation journey. At the…

  • Maximizing DevOps Success with High-Performance Team Skill Assessments

    The adoption of DevOps practices has been widely embraced by organizations due to its clear return on investment, as highlighted by the DORA data-based report. Despite its growing popularity, it’s estimated that 75% of DevOps initiatives will fall short of expectations in 2022, largely due to a lack of focus on organizational learning and change.…

  • Suffering from Development Work, Why Won’t it Fly?

    Developing and Delivering a Service needs feedback! USE DEVOPS! The advice to “Use DevOps” might still be confusing for many people. It is like saying, “Use a bike,” to someone who doesn’t know how to ride one and suggesting they do so without guidance. Hence, we worked with a group of eight people and compiled…

  • What Are the Different Roles in DevOps?

    The DevOps team plays a crucial role in the success of DevOps initiatives. The structure of this team can vary based on the organization’s size, project goals, and other factors, but it should always be designed to foster collaboration and cross-functional collaboration. This typically involves bringing together individuals from different departments, such as development, operations,…

  • 7 Reasons Why We Need Transformational Leaders

    Transformational leaders inspire transformational change, enabling people to adapt by simultaneously instilling confidence and motivating them. Among transformational leadership characteristics are the following: Transformational Leaders build company culture by motivating employees – moving from a frame of mind of self-interest to a mindset where they work for the common good. They also coach and mentor…

  • DevOps Can Replace Project and Program Management (Myth 2)

    Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of blogs discussing five current myths about DevOps and has been created by Lawrie Kirk, our DASA Ambassador located in Australia. Lawrie has written this blog from the perspective of his experience as a consultant, program, and project manager. We look forward to the discussion that…

  • Skills to Remain Relevant in 21st Century and Enabling High-Performance Digital Organizations

    To stay relevant in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, organizations are looking for ways to decrease their time to market and become more customer-centric. This requires new ways of working like Agile, DevOps, and new 21st century skills. The Agile/DevOps movement began in 2001 and so far has been largely IT-driven. When you look at…

  • From Slogans and Buzzwords to Behaviors and Value

    The CEO rubs his throbbing temples. Digital disruption is giving him a headache. All this talk about digital transformation and how competitors are stealing business away with their new ‘DevOps’ ways of working – whatever that ‘DevOps’ means. Never mind all of this transformation stuff, he’d be happy if IT could start delivering what we…

  • DevOps Coaching: Understanding Its Facets and Assessing Its Impact

    As little as one may know about what it means to be a DevOps Coach, there’s one thing that virtually everyone agrees upon. DevOps Coaches help organizations and teams to a higher “performance level” by working more efficiently and effectively. In many organizations, the Scrum Masters are the DevOps Coaches, but not everywhere is Scrum…

  • Building Cross-Functional Teams in the DevOps Transformation Process

    Being able to position members with cross-functional competencies within the team is one of the critical issues for Agile and DevOps transformation processes. However, no matter how much time you spend, it is unlikely that each member of the team will have every competency needed at the top level. In order to create high performing…