Understanding the value of care with DevOps principles
The commonly used definition of DevOps is a set of practices that combines development (dev) and operations (ops), typically referring to software development. The goal is to shorten the development life cycle of digital products, whilst maintaining high quality by integrating continuous feedback from the end users.
The most essential rules are listed as follows:
- Customer-centric action: Solutions and products are developed with the customer in mind – not only in mind but in some form of co-creation with the customer and users.
- Create with the end result in mind: What will a solution do or what will a product look like when it’s completely finished? How will it be experienced?
- Continuous improvement: A solution or a product is not a one-off thing but must be improved in every iteration.
The DevOps processes and how these are integrated into a continuous cycle are shown in the following...