Beyond Buzzwords: Transforming DevOps Culture for Success
Uncover the secrets to building a successful DevOps culture that focuses on practical, result-driven strategies.
The first time that I heard about DevOps Culture, it was in a DevOps SAFe training. In fact, it was explained at the beginning of the course under the word CALMR: «Culture of shared responsibility, Automation of continuous delivery pipeline, Lean Flow accelerates delivery, Measurement of flow, quality & value, Recovery reduces risk & preserves value». The potential was inspiring, I am quite a fan of Lean, but soon things began to sink. They explained Culture as «Customer-centricity, Collaboration, Risk Tolerance and Knowledge sharing», and after that, we had to put post-its on a board explaining what we thought that culture was. More wording than facts.
It’s a trap.
The challenge we face is just that, more words than facts. And for years, at almost every place that I went, and with almost everyone that I have talked to, all perception about culture was more words, feelings and pseudo-science than facts and effectivity.
Let’s be honest with ourselves. If we look around seeking for how culture is faced in DevOps we often find the following points:
