DevOps and digital transformation – leadership characteristics & key metrics

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DevOps and Digital Transformation - Leadership
Characteristics Key Metrics
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Introduction Gartner predicts that through
2022, 75 of DevOps initiatives will fail to meet
expectations due to issues around organizational
learning and change. Another study suggested that
the DevOps market is expected to reach 6.6
billion in the same year. DevOps is not a mere
trendy buzzword anymore. It is expected to become
the standard way of software development in each
organization in the coming future as it
transitions from the phase of early adoption to
early majority uptake. As leaders realize the
need to fundamentally transform the way their
businesses operate and to keep customer-centricity
at the core of their initiatives, DevOps
adoption is expected to gain further momentum
this year and beyond.
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The key characteristics of Quality Engineering
DevOps leaders The pace of change around us has
accelerated many-folds with the ongoing pandemic.
What was supposed to be a 4-year transformation
plan for several organizations was realized in
the span of three months. While keeping up with
the speed of change, it is important that the
leaders do not fall into a rut and put
significant focus on innovation as well.
Therefore, quality engineering and DevOps leaders
need to embrace a holistic point of view while
navigating the digital transformation or DevOps
transformation. Jermaine suggests four key
characteristics that these leaders should embrace
One, lead with confidence. Confidence is the
key to know that innovation and change are out
there, and you need to embrace it. Two, as a QE
leader, you need to be willing to adapt and learn
and grow. So, the key thing there is just being
flexible to be able to adapt, learn, and grow so
that you can evolve as a leader. Three, be
willing to challenge your previous exceptions and
understandings. Things may not be the status quo.
So, youll have to certainly challenge your
previous assumptions and understandings of what
you thought you knew. And then finally, you need
to be open to failing. But the key with failing
in this space is failing and failing very fast.
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  CI/CD/CT pipeline for failing fast DevOps
enables automation and augments and accelerates
software delivery and innovation. With a
Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment
pipeline, coupled with a continuous testing
feedback loop, DevOps offers the scope to fail
fast, but also to get up and bounce back
faster. Read Full Blog at https//www.cigniti.co
m/blog/devops-leadership-traits-key-metrics/
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