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DevOps Leader
Course Duration
2 Days
Audience
Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.
Prerequisites
Completion of the DevOps Foundation course or equivalent experience is recommended.
Course Description
The DevOps Leader course is a unique and practical experience for participants who want to take a transformational leadership approach and make an impact within their organization by implementing DevOps. Leading people through a cultural transformation requires new skills, innovative thinking, and transformational leadership. Leaders up, down and across the IT organization must align and collaborate to break down silos and evolve the organization. The course highlights the human dynamics of cultural change and equips participants with practices, methods, and tools to engage people across the DevOps spectrum through the use of real-life scenarios and case studies. Upon completion of the course, participants will have tangible takeaways to leverage when back in the office such as understanding Value Stream Mapping. This course prepares you for the DevOps Leader (DOL)® certification.
Learning Objectives
- DevOps and time to market
- The business and IT perspectives
- Key differences between DevOps IT and traditional IT
- Planning and organizing
- Understanding performance and culture
- Measurement differences
- Designing a DevOps organization
- Focusing on what matters
- Ideas for organizing workflows
- Sharing information
- Defining meaningful metrics
- Value stream mapping
- The Spotify Squad model
- Managing culture change
- Popular tools and key practices
- Putting it all together
Course Outline
Course Topics
- Course Goals
- Course Agenda
- What is DevOps?
- Why Do DevOps
- Companies Doing DevOps
- The Magic Equation
- What Sets DevOps IT apart from Traditional IT
- How DevOps IT is Organized Differently
- How to Perform to a Different Standard
- How to Use Different Measurements
- Transformational Leadership
- Redesigning an Organization for DevOps
- Design Principles
- Focus
- Work
- Information
- Metrics
- What is Value Stream Mapping?
- Why do we need to use this Framework?
- Types of Maps
- How to Create a Value Stream Map?
- Types of Data to Collect
- How to Handle Exceptions
- Conway's Law
- The Problem with Silos
- Spotify's Squad Organization Model (Structure, Roles)
- Squads
- Tribes
- Chapters
- Guilds
- How to Re-organize in Order to Move to this Model
- What is Culture and How Does it Impact Performance?
- Types of IT Culture
- Cultural Traits of a DevOps Organization
- How to Manage Change
- Types of IT Culture
- What is a DevOps Culture
- How to Manage Change
- The Three Phases of Change
- Types of Changes that need to be Implemented
- DevOps Tools Periodic Table
- Top DevOps Tool Categories
- Common and Popular Practices
- Exam Requirements
- Question Weighting and Terminology List
- Sample Exam Review
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the DevOps Leader course cover?
This course covers AWS DevOps engineering practices and CI/CD pipelines. IT Dojo delivers it as live instructor-led training with an emphasis on practical skills for government and DoD professionals.
How long is IT Dojo's DevOps Leader training?
IT Dojo's DevOps Leader training is 2 Days. It is available as live remote online instruction or on-site at your facility. All sessions are instructor-led with small class sizes to ensure individual attention.
Is this course available as live remote online training?
Yes. IT Dojo offers DevOps Leader as live remote online training. A certified instructor leads the session in real time — students interact via chat or microphone. Classes are kept small (typically no more than 16 students) to ensure engagement. On-site delivery at your government facility or contractor location is also available.
What prerequisites are recommended before this course?
Completion of the DevOps Foundation course or equivalent experience is recommended.
Does IT Dojo offer this training on-site at government or DoD facilities?
Yes. IT Dojo delivers DevOps Leader on-site at government agencies, DoD commands, military installations, and contractor facilities. On-site training is ideal for teams of four or more and can be customized to your organization's specific environment and mission requirements. Contact IT Dojo to schedule.
How do I register for this course?
IT Dojo training is employer-sponsored — your organization registers and pays for seats. To schedule DevOps Leader for your team, contact IT Dojo via the Request Training form or call 757-216-3656. IT Dojo will work with your contracting officer, training coordinator, or program office to set up the course.