The Problem Developers aren’t in touch with the business or the delivery process. QA doesn’t know what to test, how to test it, or where to test it. Operations isn’t sure how to deliver software and doesn’t know what’s coming. And all three treat each other as adversaries, when they should collaborate. DevOps is the […]
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How to Build a Successful DevOps Culture Within Your Organization
The technology industry is rapidly changing, and software development teams must change along with it. In the past, software development teams had siloed organizations, with one team focusing on development, another focused on quality assurance testing, and a completely separate group focused on operations and infrastructure. This created a linear process of development, QA, and […]
Video: DevOps is Changing the Roles in Software Development
DevOps is as much about culture as it is tools. In this brief video, I explain how DevOps is improving software development by changing the roles within your development team. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF1H2e2pA14?rel=0]
Speaking on the Culture of Code at Southern Fried Agile
Just received the news that I’ve been selected as a presenter at the upcoming Southern Fried Agile conference in Charlotte. I’m so glad that folks are still interested in hearing my take on how DevOps positively impacts culture in development organizations. I’m also looking forward to being there as an attendee again as well. They have another […]
Video: Speaking on DevOps: The Culture of Code at Triad Developers Conference – Highlight Reel
We did a highlight reel of my presentation of DevOps: The Culture of Code, at May’s Triad Developer Conference. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYnFO2E9Y2o?rel=0]
Video: Speaking on DevOps: The Culture of Code at Triad Developers Conference
I spoke at the Triad Developers Conference in Winston-Salem on The Culture of DevOps in March of 2018. They captured a good live presentation video there! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEEWnkq65-k]
Featured in Better Software Magazine Cover Story
I was recently published as the featured cover story on Better Software Magazine’s April 2018 issue. I wrote about migrating an organization to DevOps and how it not only requires adoption of new processes, tools, and automation but also relies ondramatic culture change to encourage total transparency and collaboration among all project stakeholders.
How to Successfully Manage Agile Transformation in Your Company
Many software product companies have been using the Agile Scrum methodology for years. But even companies whose core business has not traditionally involved software development are rapidly following suit. Regardless of industry, companies are always looking for a way to deliver the most valuable product in the least amount of time, and in many cases, […]
5 Crucial Tech Goals for Your 2018 Plan
2018 is going to be the year of transformation, and companies will look to make sense of where, why, and how technology fits into it all. These transformative processes and practices will hit critical mass, and if left on the back burner, you may be left struggling against your competition. Place them on your radar […]
Podcast: Modern CTO
Recently, I joined Joel Beasley from the Modern CTO Podcast. We talked DevOps, Culture Hacks, Product Strategy and even home automation hacks. Check it out.