azure devops I have a dream of a single build to create simple and effective pipelines My dream is to have one build definition, one build environment, and one build artifact that is deployed to multiple environments by shifting the configuration right.
azure devops Shift LEFT and RIGHT to take yourself off the humbling 2AM calls The 2AM wake up call is the best motivation for a production ready mindset.
meetup Why I dumped agent 77 @ the DevOps Victoria meetup After a parody of hiccups I landed on the other side of the pond
devops Poke the brain on a stick chat - with Mathew Mathai The name of our chat series is based on my colleague Charles K's quote from the 90's, that he would like to have our brains on a stick for projects.
devops Spoiler alert - a sneak peek at some of our DevOps quick poll trends Here are a few sneak peaks into some of the quick poll trends.
devops Feature Flag Manifesto mentioned at Vancouver meetup We're calling the recommendations our FF Manifesto. It's the engineering friendly term for technical governance.
devops Loved the DevOps Vancouver Meetup January 2019 Great sessions including Entropy in DevOps Teams, the Virtues of Being T-shaped, and Progressive Exposure Using Feature Flags:
devops Poke the brain on a stick chat - with Brent Reed The name of our poke-the-brain-on-a-stick series is based on my colleague Charles K's quote from the 90's. He always said that he would like to have our brains on a stick for projects.
devops Is automation really needed for a healthy DevOps environment? Is automation a lifeline and light in the darkness of manual repetition and the pressure to continuously produce and deliver value?
azure devops Visualise work item dependencies in Azure DevOps ... or not After teams have created a few dozen or even hundreds of dependencies it’s important to visualize them.
devops Why don't we nurture our DevOps teams as professional sports teams do? We often wonder why we do not build and nurture engineering teams the same way as professional sports teams - it's unusual to see a team that wins their league pack up and re-group with a new team in the new season.
devops Poke the DevOps Hornet's nest supporting polls and articles THANK YOU for helping us gather the facts from the real-world.
Can collaboration and context switching coexist? An Agile mindset thrives on the benefits of collaboration, cross-functional teams that work jointly, and everyone involved in the project. Collaboration breaks down silos, promotes face-to-face communication, and builds trust.Feature teams get
devops Poking the DevOps hornet’s nest! Our journey is not about technology and products, which are volatile and well covered in product documentation and other books. Instead, our focus is on people and process, and to poke the DevOps hornet’s nest.
azure devops Three simple things to make Azure {Kanban} Boards more effective There are three simple ways you can make your Kanban board more valuable.
devops Analyzing the DNA of DevOps We have just published the fifth opensource article, titled Analyzing the DNA of DevOps
devops PROJECT TO PRODUCT - Value Stream Networks It is pivotal that our business leaders and technologists articulate a taxonomy, a common business language, and metrics to measure the holistic success criteria.
devops PROJECT TO PRODUCT - Value Stream Metrics Value Stream Management with the Flow Framework from Tasktop, with a focus on value stream metrics to track the flow of business value in our software development lifecycle .
devops PROJECT TO PRODUCT - Value Stream Management with the Tasktop Flow Framework™ With every chapter I read, the significance of the PROJECT to PRODUCT book and flow framework appears.
devops DevOps Victoria - Mindset Essentials & DevOps experience Welcome to digital transformation. Are you ready to embrace a DevOps mindset in your organization?
events Foggy trip to Victoria DevOps Meetup Nearly missed the flight to Victoria, due to bad weather conditions.
devops Remember Value Stream Mapping? The PROJECT TO PRODUCT book is an infectious read, based on real-world experiences and realisations, and “offers a kernel of hope” for organisation embarking on a digital transformation.
azure devops New Azure poster joins the family of visuals A new set of quick reference posters created for Exam 70-535 studies. Enjoy!
azure devops Same-level nested work item backlogs create ghosts Azure DevOps (VSTS) does not force strict rules on the backlog, resulting in ghost stories.
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