The
“Best of the Professor” blogs will focus on one unique individual topic and will be followed by
links to papers with more in depth information.
DevOps
initiatives
are supported by three basic principles. In
his book “The
Phoenix Project“, Gene Kim leverages
the Theory of Constraints and the knowledge learned in production environments
to describe the underlying principles of the DevOps movement in three ways.
These principals are referred to as The
First Way, The Second Way and The Third
Way. This segment of “Best of the
Professor” will focus on “The First
Way”.
The First Way
Workflow. "The First Way" is all about workflow or the flow of work from
left to right. Generally referring to that flow of work between the business
and the customer. Work that is flowing from development to test and then
test to operation teams is really only work in process. Work in process
really does not equate to anything until value is realized on the other side.
We must identify and remove or free up our constraints. For example,
reducing the cycle from time of code commit to the time we are in production
will reduce the release cadence. Ensuring the workflow from left to right can
radically increase workflow throughout the delivery cycle. Define work
and make it visible. None of us want to
get trapped in a system that is destined to fail.
Be sure
to view the following links to discover more and learn about the practices that
support “The First Way”.
Five Principals of
Lean Thinking : http://www.itsmprofessor.net/2016/02/the-5-principles-of-lean-thinking.html
Value Stream Mapping
: http://www.itsmprofessor.net/2016/02/the-5-principles-of-lean-thinking.html
Continuous Delivery: http://www.itsmprofessor.net/2016/02/continuous-delivery.html
Cadence Vs. Velocity
: http://www.itsmprofessor.net/2015/10/devops-cadence-vs-velocity.html
Agile Service
Management Techniques: http://www.itsmprofessor.net/2015/03/agile-service-management-techniques-and.html
For resources and information about other DevOps Principles
look for “Best of the Professor” papers titled “The Second Way” and “The Third Way”. Coming soon.
For information regarding training and certification: http://www.itsmacademy.com/brands/DevOps.html
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