Making the Case for Change
summary
Twenty concrete tactics and outcomes: start small, measure with DORA metrics and set a North Star such as double deployment frequency, tie that to a business outcome (example target: 25% enrollment growth), automate tests, move teams from monthly weekend releases to on‑demand releases, create Dojos/Runways and communities with pizza, book clubs, ignite talks, and peer rewards like challenge coins and rubber duck debugging to reinforce desired behaviors and show tangible wins.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:24Career journey and DevOps
- 3:09Bringing together like-minded peers
- 4:31Starting DevOps adoption
- 5:34Measurable goals and outcomes
- 7:00Celebrating success
- 8:45Community symbols and rituals
- 10:52Knowledge sharing spaces
- 11:56Open space sessions
- 13:18Persistence and persuasion
- 14:22External validation and data
- 15:48Using consultants
- 16:30Ethical persuasion
- 17:13Change action series
- 17:56DevOps for execution
- 18:43New role and call
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