{"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 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 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 While it is crucial to assess your DevOps readiness, it is also important to understand what it takes for a successful DevOps transformation.<\/p>\n Key pointers for a successful DevOps transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n The COVID pandemic has certainly brought about a revolutionary change, enabling enterprises to expedite their digital transformation journey.<\/p>\n According to Gartner,\u201d76% of CIOs report increased demand for new digital products or services during the pandemic, and 83% expect this demand to increase further in 2021.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A few key pointers for a successful DevOps business transformation are listed below:<\/p>\n A culture of cooperation and real-time feedback on mutually agreed-upon KPIs for automated operations are essential for successful DevOps adoption.<\/p>\n\n
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