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DevOps: Not a Trend, Embrace for the Long Haul!
As organizations strive to stay competitive in the digital market, DevOps emerges not just as a trend but as a strategic imperative. Embracing DevOps can drive efficiency, enhance collaboration, and accelerate delivery cycles. This article delves into the core principles of DevOps, its benefits, and practical steps to implement and sustain it effectively. The Essence…
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Agile Unmasked: Dispelling People and Culture Myths
Biases and myths about people and culture often cloud understanding and implementation in an organization, especially as they work towards an essential but often disruptive Agile transformation. This article delves into these misconceptions, offering insights on fostering a truly Agile culture. By examining principles through the allegory of the popular TV show, “Squid Game,” we…
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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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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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Selling Experience Management at C-Level
Selling experience management to C-level executives requires a strategic approach that connects IT initiatives to the core business goals of the organization, while resonating with the personal motivations of these leaders. To secure buy-in for experience management, IT leaders must align technical solutions with tangible business outcomes and present them in a way that speaks…
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Breaking Silos and Building Synergy
Organizations face intense pressure to deliver high-quality products quickly, efficiently, and without errors. A common barrier to this goal, especially in tech-intensive industries, is the persistence of organizational silos. These silos limit communication and collaboration between teams, which creates unnecessary roadblocks and can impact progress. Breaking down these silos and fostering synergy among diverse teams…
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Creating a Culture of High Performance
This article is part of a series on transforming into a high-performance digital organization. To explore the six key themes and start your transformation journey, click here → Creating a high-performance culture is essential for sustaining the benefits of agile and DevOps practices. A culture that fosters a growth mindset, encourages continuous learning, and ensures psychological safety…
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Transforming into a High-Performance Digital Organization (HPDO): Six Key Themes
Based on extensive research and practical engagement with organizations of varying sizes and across continents, DASA has identified six critical themes essential for achieving High-Performance Digital Organizations (HPDOs). These themes form the cornerstone of successful digital transformation initiatives, addressing most encountered challenges and promising opportunities faced by enterprises. Each organization is unique, with its own…
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Measuring and Communicating Value Realization
Platform engineering teams are the backbone of many organizations, yet their contributions often remain hidden, operating behind the scenes to ensure seamless development and infrastructure operations. Understanding and communicating the value of these teams is crucial to ensure efforts align with broader business objectives. The Three Steps to Realizing Value There are three key steps…
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Four Challenges of Platform Teams: Insights from ThoughtWorks Experts
Platform engineering is crucial to driving innovation, scaling development, and ensuring seamless integration across organizations. As platform engineers, we often face complex challenges that require strategic solutions, a deep understanding of technology, and the ability to align with broader business goals. In this article, we share our experiences working within platform engineering and discuss some…
