DASA DevOps Fundamentals e-Learning

Who is the training for?

Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations, or IT Service Management (ITSM)
Individuals whose role is touched by DevOps and continuous delivery, such as the following IT roles:

DevOps Engineers
Product Owners
Integration Specialists
Operations Managers
Incident and Change Managers
System Administrators
Network Administrators
Business Managers
Automation Architects
Enterprise Architects

Level reached

Avancé

Duration

24,00 hours(s)

The validity of the eLearning is 90 days once you redeem the voucher

Language(s) of service

Next session

Prerequisites

Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and ITSM principles is beneficial

Goals

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Know the emergence of DevOps
Know the core concepts and principles of DevOps
Know what DevOps means for you as professional and for your organization
Know the essence of a DevOps culture
Understand the key elements of a DevOps culture
Know the important aspects when creating a DevOps culture
Know the Operational models of DevOps
Understand the need for autonomous teams
Understand the impact of DevOps on Architecture with respect to deployment Understand governance within DevOps teams
Understand Agile, Scrum, and Kanban and how these practices relate to one another
Understand how ITSM processes relate to practices in a DevOps culture Understand how Lean is used to optimize processes
Know how to provide a Value Stream Map for a given process
Understand the way to harvest new and innovative ideas
Know the impact of automation on Software Delivery processes
Understand the benefits and core principles of Continuous Delivery
Describe the key cloud principles of DevOps organizations
Know the relevance of monitoring and logging DevOps

Up to 200 times faster software deployment, 30 times increased deployment frequency, and 60 times higher change success rates. The data doesn’t lie. Organizations such as Netflix, Spotify, and Facebook are transforming IT by successfully implementing DevOps principles. But you don't have to be a hot Internet company or a gigantic enterprise to be a DevOps leader. Companies large and small, young and old, have magnificently made the transition and have the proof of success in their pockets.

DevOps training is the starting point for an organization going on the DevOps journey. Improved workflows and faster deployment starts with a core understanding of DevOps fundamental concepts by anyone involved in an Agile and/or DevOps team.

The DevOps Fundamentals course provides an extensive introduction to the core Agile DevOps principles covering the essential knowledge and skill competences that have been defined by the DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA). This course is designed to provide the core education necessary to build your DevOps vocabulary, understand its principles and practices, and acquire a fundamental understanding of DevOps.

Program

Module 1: Course Introduction

Purpose of DevOps
Course Overview
Let’s Talk DevOps: Meet the Expert!
DASA Competence Framework
Course Objectives
DASA: Mastering DevOps in Practice (Knowledge and Skills)
Exam

Module 2: DevOps Introduction

Let’s Talk DevOps: Meet the Expert!
Emergence of DevOps
Core Concepts of DevOps

Module 3: Culture

Essence of a DevOps Culture
Key Elements of DevOps
Implementation of a DevOps Culture

Module 4: Organization

Organizational Model
Autonomous Teams
Architecting for DevOps
Governance

Module 5: Processes

DevOps in Relation to ITSM
Agile and Scrum
Optimizing Processes Using Lean
Business Value Optimization and Business Analysis Using Story Mapping

Module 6: Automation

6A Automation Concepts:
Automation for Delivery of Software
Continuous Delivery Core Concepts
Continuous Delivery Automation Concepts
Continuous Delivery Automation Focus Topics
6B Data Center Automation:
Emergence of Cloud Technology and Principles
Cloud Services Concepts in a DevOps Organization
Automated Provisioning Concepts
Platform Product Characteristics and Application Maturity

Module 7: Measure and Improvement

Importance of Measurement
Choosing the Right Metrics
Monitoring and Logging

Teaching methods

Online Course

Evaluation

Remote at any location with a Webcam
Format: Closed-book format, participants can bring scratch paper
Proctoring: Webcam
Duration: 60 minutes, 15 minutes additional time for non-native candidates
40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Pass Grade: 65%

Certificate, diploma

DASA (DevOps Agile Skills Association) DevOps Fundamentals CertificateThe DevOps Fundamentals exams are delivered by APMG

Mode of organisation

This is an Online course so that the participant can take it from anywhere.

It is recommended to take the exam within 15 days of course completion. This will provide sufficient time to memorize and adopt the new knowledge, practice for the exam and will increase the success of passing the exam.