September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
93 pages
2h 8m
English
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Chapter 1. High-Performance Teams Continuously Deliver Business Value
We want our teams and services to be tightly aligned, but loosely coupled.Dianne Marsh, Director of Engineering, Cloud Tools, at Netflix
Modern, high-performing organizations employ continuous discovery and delivery to develop better products faster than their competitors. They are constantly running experiments to discover innovative new ways to solve customer problems, and they build high-speed engineering capabilities to deliver value every day, creating ultra-short customer feedback cycles. As Table 1-1 shows, the Puppet 2017 State of DevOps Report found high-performance organizations deploy to production 46 times more frequently than low performers, with lead times for changes an eye-watering 440 times faster.
| High IT performers | Low IT performers | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Deployment frequency |
Multiple times per day |
Between once per week and once per month |
46x more frequent |
Lead time for changes |
Less than one hour |
Between one week and one month |
440x faster |
Organizations turn to agile out of their need to create better products faster. In fact, the 11th Annual VersionOne State of Agile Report found the number one reason for agile adoption was accelerated product delivery, followed closely by the need to improve business/IT alignment. This report will show you how the two topics of accelerated product delivery ...
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