Interviewing the experts

In this section, we will understand the views of five industry experts and their take and ideas on DevOps.

Interview with Helen Beal

Helen Beal is a DevOps and Ways of Working coach, Chief Ambassador at DevOps Institute, Ambassador for the Continuous Delivery Foundation, and the Chair of the Value Stream Management Consortium (VSMC). She provides strategic advisory services to DevOps industry leaders and serves as an analyst at Accelerated Strategies Group.

I am privileged that Helen agreed to serve as a technical reviewer for this book and wanted to contribute her thoughts for this chapter. I've also had the opportunity to work with Helen as one of the advisors of the VSMC. So, with this introduction made, let's hear what Helen has to say.

Developing a DevOps mindset

Helen starts by stating that she does not believe that organizations should create DevOps teams. Instead, she views DevOps as a mindset and not so...