Revisiting DORA’s 2019 State of DevOps with Dr. Nicole Forsgren
Blog post from New Relic
The 2019 Accelerate: State of DevOps Report highlights the significant growth in elite DevOps performers and underscores the importance of DevOps as a critical component of modernization strategies within enterprises. Dr. Nicole Forsgren, co-founder of DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA), discusses industry trends, noting that excellence in DevOps is attainable for all organizations and emphasizes the importance of continuous improvement and adopting additional practices beyond basic build and deployment automation. The report also critiques the traditional ITIL practices for causing delays and instability, advocating for more agile and responsive approaches like Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). It explores the relationship between ITIL and DevOps, highlights the potential drawbacks of Change Advisory Boards, and introduces concepts like "pre-mortem" sessions to anticipate potential project failures before deployment. The discussion also touches on the necessity of programming skills in DevOps roles and suggests strategies to increase tool adoption, such as establishing Communities of Practice (COPs) to foster internal engagement and knowledge sharing.