DASA DevOps Fundamentals Self-Study

Who is the training for?

Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations or IT service management

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 & change managers
System administrators
Network administrators
Business managers
Automation architects
Enterprise architects
Testers

Level reached

Avancé

Duration

24,00 hours(s)

Language(s) of service

EN FR

Next session

Contact the organization

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 optimise 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 for DevOps organisations
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 and to understand its principles and practices. With the help of key DevOps concepts and terminology, real-life case studies, examples and interactive group discussions and extensive exercises in each module you will acquire a fundamental understanding of DevOps.

Points covered

Module 1: Course Introduction

Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Overview
Course Objectives
Mapping of the Competence Model with the Course Modules
Course Agenda
Type of Activities
Exam
Course Book
Technical Glossary
Group Activity
Module Summary

Module 2: DevOps Introduction

Module Objectives
Module Topics
Emergence of DevOps
Core Concepts of DevOps
DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA)
Module Summary
Module End Questions

Module 3: Culture

Module Objectives
Module Topics
Essence of a DevOps Culture
Key Elements of DevOps
Implementation of a DevOps Culture
Module Summary
Module End Questions

Module 4: Organization

Module Objectives
Module Topics
Organizational Model
Autonomous Teams
Architecting for DevOps
Governance
Module Summary
Module End Questions

Module 5: Processes

Module Objectives
Module Topics
Process Basics
DevOps in Relation to ITSM
Agile and Scrum
12 Principles of the Agile Manifesto
Optimizing Processes Using Lean
Business Value Optimization and Business Analysis Using Story Mapping
Module SummarModule End Questions

Module 6: Automation

Module Objectives
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 Summary
Module End Questions