{"id":15344,"date":"2021-10-18T10:18:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T04:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cigniti.com\/blog\/?p=15344"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:38:11","slug":"devops-readiness-business-transformation-devops-trans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cigniti.com\/blog\/devops-readiness-business-transformation-devops-trans\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can DevOps Readiness Revitalize Business Transformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From identifying patterns to uncovering new revenue streams, DevOps plays an imperative role in revitalizing business transformation.<\/p>\n

According to Gartner, \u201cThe most successful organizations know the business benefits they hope to realize from DevOps\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Before initiating a formal DevOps implementation, it is important for CIOs to understand the indicators for enterprises to know if they are ready to undertake a DevOps initiative.<\/p>\n

It is proven that DevOps initiatives drive innovations that expedite business value. However, we\u2019ve seen such initiatives focus majorly on internal IT processes.<\/p>\n

According to George Spafford,<\/strong><\/em> research director at Gartner, \u201cDevOps challenges conventional IT thinking with its lack of a standard definition and approach, its constant evolution, and its requirement for acceptance and management of risk. This imprecise target state has caused many IT organizations to hesitate in implementing a DevOps strategy.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It is thus important to strike a chord between application development stacks and internal DevOps activities to nurture innovation narratives that foster the delivery of customer business value.<\/p>\n

To do so, it is also important to understand the strategies for scaling DevOps.<\/p>\n

Strategies for Scaling DevOps<\/strong><\/p>\n

Implementing DevOps may seem too overwhelming at times, but a well-planned approach with a thoughtful strategy can do wonders. With patience, persistence, and an ever-learning attitude, it is possible to scale DevOps to new heights.<\/p>\n

According to Jayne Groll,<\/strong> <\/em>CEO, DevOps Institute, \u201cTo my mind, expanding DevOps should be as incremental and iterative as agile software development itself (and equally as cultural). Agile and DevOps both advocate for small teams. But as small teams integrate with other small teams, the net result is more teams that are exercising a new way of working, and cultural transformation at scale begins to emerge.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The following are some of the strategies for scaling DevOps, and these are gleaned from the most credible research reports.<\/p>\n

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  1. Set up an internal training center where both the development and operational teams sit together and drive their DevOps initiatives with a common goal.<\/li>\n
  2. Build a DevOps Center of Excellence (DCoE) team to harness the potential of DevOps methodologies and strategize them according to their business requirements.<\/li>\n
  3. A Proof of Concept (PoC) project augurs well while strategizing your DevOps operations. PoC\u2019s can be implemented, ranging from a small application to a large-scale project, depending on the situation. These PoC\u2019s, if augmented well, will be a game changer and will certainly ease the process of scaling your DevOps initiatives.<\/li>\n
  4. Create communities of practice where teams that share mutual interests in methodologies are fostered within an enterprise to share information and skills with each other.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    With any of these strategies put to work, enterprises can begin scaling their DevOps transformations, and the reports say that this has benefited businesses of all sizes.<\/p>\n

    While we\u2019ve seen the strategies to scale DevOps, it is important to understand the nuances of assessing your DevOps readiness.<\/p>\n

    Assessing Your DevOps Readiness<\/strong><\/p>\n

    First and foremost, determining and comprehending your present condition is essential. A valid and reliable assessment ensures that you are in a position to change, assists leaders in understanding the current system’s potential obstacles, and assists in organizing and prioritizing the change activities that must occur in order to embed these new ways of working into your company’s cultural fabric.<\/p>\n

    There are several factors that must be taken into consideration when assessing your enterprise DevOps readiness. While it is critical to measure and understand the current state of the enterprise, a reliable assessment ensures where they stand.<\/p>\n

    The six-step assessment for your DevOps maturity includes:<\/p>\n

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    1. Align with your organizational strategy by establishing a vision. Define goals and plan expected ROI\u2019s through valid metrics.<\/li>\n
    2. Assess the current level of maturity across all the categories and identify pain points.<\/li>\n
    3. Prioritize focus areas and create a future vision.<\/li>\n
    4. Establish a DevOps<\/a> roadmap and translate the vision to a plan of action.<\/li>\n
    5. Implement the roadmap with continuous testing and periodic monitoring.<\/li>\n
    6. Refine the roadmap based on the current trends and adapt to the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Leaders can also quickly gain insight into current capabilities when they draw comparisons with their counterparts and other enterprises carrying on similar nature of work.<\/p>\n

      According to the Accelerate State of DevOps 2021 report,<\/strong><\/em> the overall DevOps readiness is assessed by considering the below factors while comparing them with key performers:<\/p>\n