I learned about ‘The Diffusion of Innovation Theory’ in a DevOps Foundation training course. I wanted to get my DevOps certification but more than that to learn about what makes a DevOps initiative successful. When I mentioned the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to a coworker he said “It sounds like Sheldon talking to Raj on “The Big Bang Theory” TV series. Although the name sounds Big Bangish the usage of this theory could be the real difference for success in any transformational change including DevOps. To start let’s begin with the definition of DevOps. DevOps is a professional and cultural movement that that stresses communication, collaboration, integration and automation in order to improve the flow of work between software developers and IT operations professionals. Improved workflows will result in an improved ability to design, develop, deploy and operate software and services faster. That’s where this “Big Bang” or Diffusion of Innovation Th...