DASA DevOps Professional – Specify and Verify™ | Instructor Material

This 2-day course focuses on the concepts and activities that specification and verification of a product/service include. DASA DevOps Professional – Specify and Verify focuses on the knowledge areas: Architecture and Design, Business Value Optimization, Business Analysis, and Test Specification as defined by DASA and the need of having these areas for successful DevOps results.The qualification extends traditional analysis, test, or architecture training courses through its combination and relation with each other, and puts them in a DevOps context. As teams start to take on DevOps responsibilities, this course will guide them on how to apply their knowledgein new ways, acquire new methods, and begin with new approaches.Course InformationExam:Delivery- Online or Paper-basedFormat- Closed Book (Participants can bring scratch paper)Proctoring- Web proctored/In-class proctoredDuration – 45 minutes (Additional 15 minutes for non-native English speaker)# of Questions- 12 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)Pass Grade – 60% (36 points out of 60 to be earned)Target AudienceDevOps EngineersProduct OwnersBusiness AnalystsTest Engineer, Test AnalystsSoftware Developers, EngineersUX and Interaction EngineersNetwork AdministratorsIntegration SpecialistsIncident and Change ManagersSystem and Network Administrators, OperationsEnterprise ArchitectsLearning ObjectivesAt the end of this course, you will be able to:Understand how the tasks covering specification and verification fit into a DevOps environment.Take end-to-end responsibility for your product – from concept to grave.Truly understand your customers and validate whether the product fits their needs.Find good ways to communicate with everyone involved, from customers to stakeholders and developers.Describe and visualize your product in a format that fits your specific situation.Understand what software quality means and how to achieve adequate quality with your product.Decide adequately which kind of tests the product needs, and understand what you gain from them.Set up useful feedback loops, and use them meaningfully.Understand which architectural considerations are important in a DevOps environment.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, DevOps Professional - Specify and Verify Tags: dasa, DevOps Professional - Specify and Verify, Instructor Material