Continuous Delivery and DevOps - A Quickstart Guide - Third Edition

Resting on your laurels (not)

So, you've done a lot and progressed further, and the business and those working within it are all the better for it. This is a good thing—you and all those involved should be very proud of what has been achieved. However, this is no reason for the business to rest on its laurels; it might be tempting, but there are still things that need to be kept in check.

Previously, I highlighted that there would be new problems and issues that will surface from below the waterline that will keep the new generation of innovators and followers busy. With you and the previous generation coaching and guiding them, they'll be fine and will solve these new challenges. Alongside this will come complacency as the new becomes the ...