The DevOps Handbook

Part V

Introduction

In Part III, The First Way: The Technical Practices of Flow, we discussed implementing the practices required to create fast flow in our value stream. In Part IV, The Second Way: The Technical Practices of Feedback, our goal was to create as much feedback as possible, from as many areas in our system as possible—sooner, faster, and cheaper.

In Part V, The Third Way: The Technical Practices of Learning, we present the practices that create opportunities for learning, as quickly, frequently, cheaply, and as soon as possible. This includes creating learnings from accidents and failures, which are inevitable when we work within complex systems, as well as organizing and designing our systems of work so that we are constantly experimenting ...