DevOps is a set of principles aimed at helping organizations execute better and provide more value with greater efficiency. It does this by emphasizing that organizations constantly self evaluate according to The Three Ways and seeking to improve communication within and between teams. By doing this, organizations can look to improve process and culture enabling them to achieve greater maturity and autonomy.

While that all sounds great the truth is, for many organizations, DevOps represents a radical shift in the way they do things and has so many variations that finding their own path is very challenging. As a result, many merely look to automate various tasks or embrace techniques such as Infrastructure as Code or GitOps. While these are noble achievements, they represent but a sliver of the potential offered through the DevOps principles.

In this talk I will share techniques and strategies I have employed at organizations over the course of my career to help foster better communication and team efficiencies. This goes beyond automation and focuses on how organizations structure teams, how those teams communicate within themselves and with other teams. How the communication and structure within an organization impact the type of and quality of software that is attainable. And I will share various anti-patterns that can make it hard, if not impossible, to get value from a DevOps transformation.

My goal is for attendees to leave the talk armed with new perspectives and techniques they can use to start, accelerate, or course correct a DevOps transformation for their organization.