DASA DevOps Professional – Enable and Scale™ | Self-study Guide

DASA DevOps Professional: Enable and Scale is designed to provide the core education necessary to put DevOps into practice. With the help of DevOps theory, pragmatic examples and exercises, and interactive group discussions and role plays, the course will help you understand how to apply the necessary skills to practice DevOps.Course InformationProfessionals who understand the value of courage, team building, leadership, and continuous improvement, are one important step closer to tapping into the full benefits of DevOps. Indeed, without a thorough understanding of these four skill areas defined by DASA, forming good DevOps teams and implementing change to great effect may very well remain a mirage.This 2-day course will help you understand how to apply the necessary skills to practice DevOps with the help of theory, pragmatic examples, exercises, interactive group discussions, and role-plays. By the end of this course, you will not only be able to capitalize on the benefits of becoming proficient in the four skill areas but also be able to apply this knowledge for the benefit of your teams and organizations.Target AudienceIf your current position involves DevOps and/or Continuous Delivery, this may be particularly interesting to you. The DASA DevOps Professional Enable & Scale certification adds value, however, to any individual involved in IT development, operations, or service management. It is recommended that the participants hold a DASA DevOps Fundamentals certification before taking the DASA DevOps Professional: Enable and Scale exam. Its target audience includes but is not limited to:DevOps EngineersProduct OwnersIntegration SpecialistsOperations ManagersIncident and Change ManagersSystem AdministratorsNetwork AdministratorsBusiness ManagersAutomation ArchitectsEnterprise ArchitectsLearning ObjectivesDASA DevOps Professional Enable and Scale-certified professionals are able to:Explain the importance of DevOps culture and the aspects that can influence it.Explain why courage, team building, leadership, and continuous improvement are required in a DevOps environment.Explain why courage is essential to enable trust, honesty, and experimentation.Identify and evaluate different types of behavior in a DevOps environment.Recognize the signals indicating impediments and/or team dysfunctions.Describe how to form good DevOps teams and assess their maturity.List the effects of happiness and motivation on team performance.Identify how leaders encourage feedback and transparency.Discuss the factors that leaders can influence to build trust.Explain how and why leaders promote a “Safe to fail” environment.Analyze value streams to improve throughput and flow.Facilitate the tools for continuous improvement: structured problem-solving workshops, Story Mapping sessions, and retrospectives.RequirementsIn order to enroll in this course, a DASA DevOps Fundamentals certificate is required. Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean and ITSM principles is beneficial but not required for the completion of this course.Course Agenda  Course IntroductionLet’s Get to Know Each OtherCourse OverviewCourse ObjectivesCourse AgendaCourse BookGroup DiscussionsExamTeambuildingDesign Teams:Introduction to a DevOps TeamCharacteristics of a DevOps TeamBoundaries for a DevOps TeamBuild Teams:Creating High Performance TeamsFeedback: Giving and TakingShared Responsibility and AccountabilityGovernance:Governance on Three LevelsGovernance Within a TeamGovernance Between TeamsGovernance Between OrganizationsScalingExternal SuppliersDevOps LeadershipBuild Culture:Create the Right EnvironmentChange the Habitual BehaviorFail Fast to ImproveMaintain the Agile SoilCreate Purpose:Know the Importance of StorytellingDefine the Purpose of Having a PurposeRelate Alignment with AutonomyBe a Servant Leader:Give Control to the TeamInspire and Support the TeamMake Your Own Leadership ManifestoFocus on Success:Customer Value and Team SuccessMeasure and Steer ValueCourageBuild Courage:Importance of CourageOut of Your Comfort ZoneResilienceCourage in Relationship with Leadership and FeedbackCourage at the Team LevelDealing with FailureThink Different:Think Different on a Day-to-day BasisDuring StandupsStandup from Hell10th Man RuleThink Different in an Organized WayOpen Allocation TimeGuildsValue – Customer Centric ActionDifferent Aspects of Value:Customer ValueThe Different ‘Voices’Stakeholder Management:Know Your StakeholdersCategorize the StakeholdersCombining Lean Startup and DevOps:The Lean Startup ProcessThe Lean Startup Versus ChaosCombining the Lean Startup and DevOpsThe Power of Story Mapping:Product/Service Development ApproachesNeed for Story MappingCreating Story MapsContinuous ImprovementBuild Flow:Build Optimal FlowMultitasking and One Piece FlowLittle’s Law and Optimization of Process Lead TimeValualize FlowFlow and Resource UtilizationTypes of Continuous Improvement:KaizenRadical ChangeContinuous Improvement Tools:Kaizen EventValue Stream MappingVisual ManagementRetrospectiveDaily StandupFive Times ‘Why’ Categories: DASA, DevOps Professional - Enable and Scale Tags: DASA DevOps Professional, Devops professional, DevOps Professional - Enable and Scale, Self-study Guide