Assessment Criteria

You will be assessed on the following:

• Understanding of how DevOps came to be and why it has become so important
• What DevOps is and look at what it involves from three different perspectives which originate from some of DevOps’s most influential advocates
• Understanding of the different aspects of the DevOps cycle and Pipelines
• Concepts of Version control, focussing on Source Control Management, specifically Git
• Configuration Management is and where it applies in DevOp
• Continuous Integration and Delivery means and the role it plays in DevOps
• The different types of testing in the DevOps cycle
• Understanding of deployment strategies along with the importance of continual feedback
• Understanding the need to consider rollbacking a release and defect management
• Resiliency and how to achieve it
• Understanding of cloud technologies and relevance to DevOps
• Understanding of Security considerations in a DevOps context
• Considerations when applying DevOps to databases.
• Choosing the right DevOps related tools for your organisation, the benefits of Open Source software and the factors which need to be considered before contributing or using it.
• The complexities of controlling technical diversity across the Enterprise whilst facilitating innovation.
• “what good looks like” and the various factors can contribute to IT high performance.
• Organisational structure Patterns and Anti-patterns and DevOps as a Service.
• Understanding of Psychology safety and the importance of trust, empathy and diversity in the workplace.
• The qualities which underpin a DevOps Culture, characteristics of high performing delivery teams and role related responsibilities.