Most don’t understand what DevOps is about. When business and technology are collaborating to deliver capabilities, clarity of purpose and communication are critical. Here are 8 things to know about DevOps.

Pete Heard joins us. He is the founder of Logic Room. He works hard to help clients achieve clarity by cutting through the theory, hacks and buzzwords that don’t help them address their pain points.

We Discuss:

• What is DevOps, really?
• Why does it help organizations?
• What are the key pieces to do DevOps right?
• Why should senior/executive management care?
• How does a practitioner start ‘doing’ DevOps?

Key Highlights:

• Effective delivery means removing uncertainty and providing clarity on whether something works or not (2:04 – 3:19)
• DevOps is about culture, automation, and integration (6:42 – 7:18)
• Focus on finding what works for each unique situation rather than taking a cookie-cutter approach (10:19 – 11:15) 
• Optimize for the individual first to build happy, less anxious, better collaborating teams (17:10 – 18:06)
• Be careful not to come across as lecturing when bringing in thought leadership ideas; know your audience (36:11 – 37:01)
• Sell based on potential for increased efficiency/velocity rather than cost savings which execs care less about (37:58 – 39:40)
• Lead with common sense and experience rather than buzzwords (42:47 – 43:16)
• Accept failures and mistakes as part of finding what works (43:36 – 43:48)

8 Takeaways:

1. Removing uncertainty and providing absolute clarity on whether something works or not is key to effective delivery (2:04).
2. DevOps represents a culture of automation and integration more than just a set of technologies (6:42).  
3. Finding the right situational approach is more important than defaulting to a one-size-fits-all methodology (10:19).
4. Optimizing for employee happiness and fulfillment at the individual level builds stronger collaborating teams (17:10). 
5. Thought leadership ideas should be introduced carefully to avoid coming across as lecturing (36:11).
6. Position offerings around increased efficiency and output rather than cost savings (37:58).  
7. Lead with common sense and experience over buzzwords when engaging clients (42:47).
8. Accepting failures and mistakes as part of the learning process is important in determining what works (43:36).

Pete is a thought leader and is often posting great content on LinkedIn, Medium and Twitter. Check out his company’s site for more information about how the smart guys at Logic Room can help your company build high performing teams.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-heard/
Articles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-heard/detail/recent-activity/posts/
Logic Room: https://www.logicroom.co/

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