Assessment of readiness is important to any process and is as crucial as implementing the process altogether.
The above statement makes a lot of difference in the IT industry, where a small change in the existing process or a new implementation can impact the organization as a whole.
Thanks to the ever-changing technology trends that made a change as the most common factor!
While there are many solutions that get you technology transformation, there are only some that can bring in cultural transformation, which is key to the successful adoption of any change.
DevOps proved this possible with its culture-driven approach!
There has been a buzz around DevOps adoption since the last few years, and the level of DevOps implementation has increased with the growing demand for digital transformation.
While some firms are thinking of DevOps implementation in their near future, some have already included that part of their future plans, and some have already begun their run for immediate implementation.
Whatever the scenario is, DevOps is high on traction! But the judgment on its implementation and the suitable environment for successful adoption continue to be challenging factors.
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3 Factors that decide your readiness to DevOps adoption:
1) Culture
First and foremost, the Culture! As discussed above, culture is definitely a key prerequisite for adopting any change, and for DevOps too. DevOps adoption means a change in philosophy, tools, process and an overall shift in organizational mindset. Communication, Collaboration and Coordination form the DevOps success.
This involves a detailed brainstorming on the software process, teams involved, quality and operations as a whole, along with the ways to align these processes.
If you are used to traditional IT models built on a siloed approach, then this factor could be a serious challenge for you to work out for successful DevOps adoption!
2) Streamlining Structure
Next to culture that forms key to DevOps success is Streamlining Structure, which means proper alignment across the process chain. DevOps performance completely relies on the way you deal with software, the way its architected, tested, built and deployed.
Complex dependencies within the software architecture you plan is one of the leading causes of DevOps failure. Ability to contribute independently and stay perfectly aligned to organization’s business objectives are the key points crucial in deciding DevOps success!
3) A Perfect Roadmap Driven by Self-assessment
A well-defined roadmap is very important for success in any process. Same in DevOps. But preparing a successful DevOps roadmap demands self-assessment of some important factors:
- Adaptability To Change: If you are happy with your existing process and not adaptable to new changes, then bringing in DevOps can be a challenging task as DevOps process demands an all-round transformation.
- Run for Competition: Are you in a run for immediate success? Then DevOps might be a wrong option for you as it only gets you gradual progress after a detailed understanding of all your internal limitations, strengths and organizational goals. As said, DevOps isn’t just a software process, it’s more of a collective mindset built on culture!
- Department Portfolio: Are you looking at DevOps as another new department in your organization? Then you might be going wrong! Rather than a separate department, DevOps is in fact a bridge connecting your internal teams on a single agenda. That’s why it’s called a transformative approach rather than a department.
- Leadership: If your organization is heavily dependent on leadership-based approach, then you might rethink in going for DevOps. DevOps considers every individual contributor as a leader. So, the firms with heavily-distributed Dev and Ops teams might find it difficult to bring them together without leadership.
Considering all the aforementioned factors, DevOps can be shortly defined as the culture-driven approach that strives for a collaborative environment.
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