DevOps Foundation (DOFD)®

Workshop Description

The DevOps Foundation certification is an introductory certification that demonstrates your understanding of core DevOps principles and practices, terminology and culture. Successfully passing the DevOps Foundation certification exam is a prerequisite to the more advanced, skill-based certifications accredited by DevOps Institute. Get started with advancing your DevOps career today! The workshop includes the latest thinking, principles and practices from the DevOps community including real-world case studies from high performing organizations including ING Bank, Ticketmaster, Capital One, Alaska Air, Target, Fannie Mae, Societe Generale, and Disney that engage and inspire learners, leveraging multimedia and interactive exercises that bring the learning experience to life, including the Three Ways as highlighted in the Phoenix Project by Gene Kim and the latest from the State of DevOps report. Learners will gain an understanding of DevOps, the cultural and professional movement that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, and automation to improve the flow of work between software developers and IT operations professionals. The workshop is designed for a broad audience, enabling those on the business side to obtain an understanding of Kubernetes and Containers. Those on the technical side will obtain an understanding as to the business value of DevOps to reduce cost (15-25% overall IT cost reduction) with increased quality (50-70% reduction in change failure rate) and agility (up to 90% reduction in provision and deployment time) to support business objectives in support of digital transformation initiatives.

Audience

The target audience for the DevOps Foundation workshop includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA and Testing professionals such as: Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations or IT service management Individuals who require an understanding of DevOps principles IT professionals working within, or about to enter, an Agile Service Design Environment The following IT roles: Automation Architects, Application Developers, Business Analysts, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, Infrastructure Architects, Integration Specialists, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Operations, IT Team Leaders, Lean Coaches, Network Administrators, Operations Managers, Project Managers, Release Engineers, Software Developers, Software Testers/QA, System Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers.

Benefits for Organizations

Shorter development cycles, faster innovation Reduced deployment failures, rollbacks, and time to recover Improved communication and collaboration Increased efficiencies Reduced costs and IT headcount.

Benefits for Individuals

Common DevOps concepts and terminology Benefits to the business and IT Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, testing, security and the Three Ways DevOps relationship to Agile, Lean and ITSM Improved workflows, communication, and feedback loops Automation practices including deployment pipelines and DevOps toolchains Scaling DevOps for the enterprise Demonstrate entry-level of DevOps knowledge.

Topics Covered

Module 1: Exploring DevOps Module 2: Core DevOps Principles Module 3: Key DevOps Practices Module 4: Business and Technology Frameworks Module 5: Culture, Behaviors & Operating Models Module 6: Automation & Architecting DevOps Toolchains Module 7: Measurement, Metrics, and Reporting Module 8: Sharing, Shadowing and Evolving.

Learning Objectives

The learning objectives for DevOps Foundation include an understanding of: DevOps objectives and vocabulary Benefits to the business and IT Principles and practices including Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, testing, security and the Three Ways DevOps relationship to Agile, Lean and ITSM Improved workflows, communication and feedback loops Automation practices including deployment pipelines and DevOps toolchains Scaling DevOps for the enterprise Critical success factors and key performance indicators Real-life examples and results.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with IT terminology and IT related work experience are recommended.

Professional Development Units (PDUs)

Professional Development Units (PDUs) Attendees may be eligible to apply for 14 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP®, PgMP®, and PMI-ACP® certifications.

Certification Exam

Successfully passing (65%) the 60-minute examination, consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions, leads to the DevOps Foundation Certificate. The certification is governed and maintained by the DevOps Institute.

Learning Materials

2 days of instructor-led training and exercise facilitation Learner Manual (excellent post-class reference) Participation in unique exercises designed to apply concepts Sample documents, templates, tools and techniques Access to additional value-added resources and communities.

About the NITTP Eligible Workshops

New Industrialisation and Technology Training Programme (NITTP) is a funding scheme subsumed under the New Industrialisation Support Scheme of the Innovation and Technology Fund. It aims at subsidising local companies on a 1:1 matching basis to train their staff in advanced technologies, especially those related to “New Industrialisation”. For details: https://nittp.vtc.edu.hk. Companies should submit their applications for training grant to the NITTP Secretariat with supporting documents via the online system (https://nittp.vtc.edu.hk/) at least 5 weeks before course commencement. For NITTP inquiry or registration, please send email to ada.che@agilizing.com or WhatsApp +852 9488 2765. More Information More details

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