Chef Essentials

Modules

Course Topics (11 topics)

• Definitions & Perceptions: Giving us a common lexicon for the course and exploring current perceptions of DevOps and ITIL.
• Case Study - Introduction to Global Appliance Supply Company - Includes a SWOT analysis focused on DevOps adoption.
• Business Case and Value Stream - The business case for DevOps incorporating the measures by which success will be judged. Choosing the first value stream to be worked on.
• Stakeholder Management - identifying the key stakeholders in adopting DevOps and levels of commitment needed.
• DevOps Readiness Assessment - a lower level look at the individual requirements for the successful adoption.
• Time to value - Understanding how Agile Users Stories and ITIL Change Management theory are compatible.
• DevOps Team Structure - putting together the right people from a diverse group of candidates.
• Release and Change - adaption of a standard ITIL Release policy for a DevOps / automated environment.
• Tooling - exploring the concept of a tool chain and choosing the correct set for our scenario.
• Further integration - Following the success of our first value stream how can we apply DevOps concepts elsewhere in the lifecycle?
• Adaption for Future Value Streams - taking the rejected value streams from exercise 3 and thinking about how we could make them work.