My first article in this series focused on the need for continuous improvement across three key dimensions of software development–velocity, quality and efficiency. While these are all equally important, in this piece we’re going to focus more specifically on quality. The past few months—what you might call the summer of outages—have been troublesome for many […]
Measuring Success in DevOps: Top Four DevOps KPIs
There is no news in DevOps concept. Many companies have integrated DevOps to improve and accelerate software development and help drive their digital transformation, and that number continues to grow exponentially. There are now entire tool ecosystems, methodologies and transformation models—as well as endless resources—available to guide companies along the DevOps journey. But DevOps success […]
Focusing on the True DevOps North Star: Continuous Improvement
When we look beyond the fundamentals of tearing down silos and establishing greater collaboration, communication and transparency, DevOps is a label assigned to a framework of best practices and technologies that organizations leverage to deliver systems faster, more efficiently and without sacrificing quality. The best practice within that framework is continuous improvement, which provides stakeholders […]
‘DevOoops’ Moves: Poorly Defined KPIs
DevOps’ ultimate aim is to create efficiencies in the software delivery process. But, it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes DevOps initiatives lead to mistakes—something we lovingly call a “DevOoops.” CloudBees recently polled some colleagues and came up with five examples of a DevOoops in action. The following is a discussion submitted by product […]
How Nailing Predictability Can Double the Size of Your Business
In a rapidly changing world, predictability has never been more powerful. It’s also never been so underrated. While it is easy to think about predictability in terms of repetition or even monotony, predictability in business means being able to correctly estimate how long it will take to complete a project and how risky it is. […]
DevOps: Metrics Do Matter
One of my favorite quotes about metrics or KPIs is from Jim Fowler, CIO of GE Capital: “Don’t measure me on cost or traditional IT metrics, but on the metrics of the business.” It’s a perfect tee-up for me to talk about metrics in the context of DevOps. DevOps is the movement of enabling a […]