OVERVIEW The DevOps Leader course is a unique and practical experience for participants who want to take a transformational leadership approach and make an impact within their organization by implementing DevOps. Leading people through a DevOps evolution requires new skills, tools, innovative thinking, and transformational leadership. Leaders up, down and across an organization must align and collaborate to break down silos and evolve the organization.The course highlights the human dynamics of cultural change and equips participants with practices, methods, and tools to engage people across the DevOps spectrum through the use of real-life scenarios and case studies. Upon completion of the course, participants will have tangible takeaways to leverage when back in the office such as understanding Value Stream Mapping. The course was developed by leveraging key DevOps leadership sources to extract real-life best practices in leading DevOps initiatives and has been designed to teach the key differences and emerging practices for DevOps ways of working through leadership in a fast-paced DevOps and Agile environment. This certification positions learners to successfully complete the DevOps Leader exam. COURSE OBJECTIVESThe learning objectives for DOL include a practical understanding of:DevOps and time to valueMindset and mental modelsKey differences between DevOps IT and traditional ITTarget operating models and organizational designPerformance management, rewards and motivationPreparing investment casesFocusing on value outcomesIdeas for organizing workflowsEmpowerment and participationDefining meaningful metricsValue stream mappingDriving cultural and behavioral changeAUDIENCE The target audience for the DevOps Leader course are professionals including:Anyone starting or leading a DevOps cultural transformation programAnyone interested in modern IT leadership and organizational change approachesBusiness ManagersBusiness StakeholdersChange AgentsConsultantsDevOps ConsultantsDevOps EngineersIT DirectorsIT ManagersIT Team LeadersLean CoachesPractitionersProduct OwnersScrum MastersSystem IntegratorsTool ProvidersLEARNER MATERIALS Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training and exercise facilitation Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference) including:Course slidewareValue Added ResourcesGlossaryParticipation in exercises and discussions designed to apply concepts Case storiesAccess to additional sources of information and communities PREREQUISITESAn understanding and knowledge of common DevOps terminology and concepts and related work experience are recommended.CERTIFICATION EXAMSuccessfully passing (65%) the 60-minute examination, consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions, leads to the candidate’s designation as a certified DevOps Leader (DOL). The certification is governed and maintained by the DevOps Institute. COURSE OUTLINECourse IntroductionCourse GoalsCourse AgendaModule 1: DevOps and Transformational LeadershipCurrent Definitions of DevOpsBenefits of DevOpsTransformational LeadershipModule 2: Unlearning BehaviorsPsychological Safety and NeuroscienceMindset, Mental Models and Cognitive BiasGovernance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and DevOpsModule 3: Becoming a DevOps OrganizationHow DevOps DiffersDevOps KaizenBuilding Safety InModule 4: Measure to LearnAvoiding Measure to TargetCreating a Current Value Stream MapModule 5: Measure to ImproveThe Improvement Kata and ExperimentsCreating a Future Value Stream MapModule 6: Target Operating Models and Organizational DesignConway’s Law Desired Outcomes of DevOpsDevOps TOM Design PrinciplesModule 7: Articulating and Socializing VisionOrganizational Change in Large EnterprisesEmpowering PeopleBroadcasting Outside of Your OrganizationModule 8: Maintaining Energy and MomentumThe DevOps Business CaseCulture and ClimateA High-Trust CultureAdditional Sources of InformationExam PreparationsExam Requirements, Question Weighting, and Terminology List Sample Exam Review
