Duration
2 Days
12 CPD hours
This course is intended for
The target audience for the DevOps Leader course are professionals including:
Anyone starting or leading a DevOps cultural transformation program, Anyone
interested in modern IT leadership and organizational change approaches,
Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps
Consultants, DevOps Engineers, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Team, Leaders, Lean
Coaches, Practitioners, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, System Integrators, Tool
Providers
Overview
The learning objectives for DOL include a practical understanding of: - DevOps
and time to market - The business and IT perspectives - Key differences between
DevOps IT and traditional IT - Planning and organizing - Understanding
performance and culture - Measurement differences - Designing a DevOps
organization - Focusing on what matters - Ideas for organizing workflows -
Sharing information - Defining meaningful metrics - Value stream mapping - The
Spotify Squad model - Managing culture change - Popular tools and key practices
- Putting it all together
The DevOps Leader course is a unique and practical experience for participants
who want to take a transformational leadership approach and make an impact
within their organization by implementing DevOps. Leading people through a
cultural transformation requires new skills, innovative thinking, and
transformational leadership. Leaders up, down and across the IT organization
must align and collaborate to break down silos and evolve the organization. The
course highlights the human dynamics of cultural change and equips participants
with practices, methods, and tools to engage people across the DevOps spectrum
through the use of real-life scenarios and case studies. Upon completion of the
course, participants will have tangible takeaways to leverage when back in the
office such as understanding Value Stream Mapping.
Prerequisites
* DevOps Foundation
1 - DEVOPS AND TIME
* What Is DevOps?
* Why Do DevOps
* Companies Doing DevOps
* The Magic Equation
2 - KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEVOPS IT AND TRADITIONAL IT
* What Sets DevOps IT apart from Traditional IT
* How DevOps IT is Organized Differently
* How to Perform to a Different Standard
* How to Use Different Measurements
3 - BECOMING A DEVOPS ORGANIZATION
* Transformational Leadership
* Redesigning An Organization for DevOps
* Design Principles
* Focus
* Work
* Information
* Metrics
4 - VALUE STREAM MAPPING
* What is Value Stream Mapping?
* Why Do We Need to Use this Framework?
* Types of Maps
* How to Create a Value Stream Map?
* Types of Data to Collect
* How to Handle Exceptions
5 - VALUE STREAM MAPPING EXERCISE
6 - SQUAD ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL
* Conway's Law
* The Problem with Silos
* Spotify?s Squad Organization Model (Structure, Roles)
* Squads
* Tribes
* Chapters
* Guilds
* How to Reorganize in Order to Move to this Model
7 - MANAGING CULTURE CHANGE
* What is Culture and How Does it Impact Performance?
* Types of IT Culture
* Cultural Traits of a DevOps Organization
* How to Manage Change
8 - CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE
* Types of IT Culture
* What is a DevOps Culture
* How To Manage Change
* The Three Phases Of Change
* Types of Changes That Need to be Implemented
9 - POPULAR DEVOPS TOOLS AND PRACTICES
* DevOps Tools Periodic Table
* Top DevOps Tool Categories
* Common and Popular Practices
10 - BUILDING A BUSINESS CASE
11 - BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
12 - ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
13 - EXAM PREPARATIONS
* Exam Requirements, Question Weighting, and Terminology List
* Sample Exam Review
ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS:
Nexus Humans DevOps Leader (DevOps Institute) training program is a workshop
that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses
meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward.
This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on
labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify
fundamental concepts.
Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical
skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm
of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course
ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success.
While we feel this is the best course for the DevOps Leader (DevOps Institute)
course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make
sure it is the right content for you.
Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available
both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at
your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.