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The Bottleneck Was Never the Model
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The Bottleneck Was Never the Model

11 August 2026

A conversation with Christoph Gulden on his Thought Leaders Talk: why more than 90 percent of AI …

What Is an Agentic Platform? Kaspar von Grünberg on the Control Plane for Enterprise AI
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What Is an Agentic Platform? Kaspar von Grünberg on the Control Plane for Enterprise AI

6 July 2026

Everybody is suddenly talking about agentic platforms, yet almost nobody can define one. I sat down …

The Hard Things About IP: AI Transformation, Feedback Loops & Accountability
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The Hard Things About IP: AI Transformation, Feedback Loops & Accountability

28 June 2026

I joined Dimitris Giannoccaro on The Hard Things About IP podcast by IamIP to talk about why AI …

DevOps, AI and the Future of Software Engineering
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DevOps, AI and the Future of Software Engineering

13 June 2026

A conversation on the Hello 50:50 World podcast with Lisa Stähli about how AI is reshaping software …

Tapas & Pretzels Podcast: Transforming Your Organisation into an AI-Driven Company
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Tapas & Pretzels Podcast: Transforming Your Organisation into an AI-Driven Company

9 June 2026

A conversation on the adorsys Tapas & Pretzels podcast about what it really takes to scale AI across …

How to choose AI initiatives that create real business value
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How to choose AI initiatives that create real business value

6 May 2026

AI portfolios rarely fail because leaders lack ideas. They fail because too many initiatives are …

Cybernetic Enterprise: Future-Ready Organisations Through Feedback Loops
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Cybernetic Enterprise: Future-Ready Organisations Through Feedback Loops

5 May 2026

A conversation with Emily Erker on her show Lady Sunshine Live: what a cybernetic enterprise really …

Promoted to Group Chief AI Officer at Zühlke
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Promoted to Group Chief AI Officer at Zühlke

4 May 2026

Effective 1 May 2026, I have taken on a new role as Group Chief AI Officer (CAIO) at Zühlke — …

Zühlke Banking Talk: The Road to the AI-Native Bank
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Zühlke Banking Talk: The Road to the AI-Native Bank

1 April 2026

At the Zühlke Banking Talk in Schlieren, I presented my keynote on why the future of AI is …

Digital Shapers 2026: Honored in the Mentors Category
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Digital Shapers 2026: Honored in the Mentors Category

25 March 2026

Named a Digital Shaper 2026 in the Mentors category by BILANZ, Handelszeitung, and …

The Rise of the Agentic Enterprise: AI's Role in Business Transformation
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The Rise of the Agentic Enterprise: AI's Role in Business Transformation

25 February 2026

AI is moving fast, but turning it into repeatable, measurable value is still a challenge. Romano …

Structured disruption: The benefits of becoming a Cybernetic Enterprise
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Structured disruption: The benefits of becoming a Cybernetic Enterprise

2 January 2026

Discover the people, processes and technology you'll need to mitigate setbacks on your …

The four tenets of secure, scalable enterprise AI transformation
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The four tenets of secure, scalable enterprise AI transformation

2 January 2026

Understand why most digital transformations fail, and you'll figure out what tomorrow's leading …

Cybernetic Enterprise: The New Operating System for Organizations
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Cybernetic Enterprise: The New Operating System for Organizations

24 December 2025

What is the Cybernetic Enterprise and why do organizations need a new operating system? Romano Roth …

The AI future is "cybernetic"
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Computerworld

The AI future is "cybernetic"

11 December 2025

Agility and AI pilots won’t save companies running on an outdated operating system. If you simply …

Agility in Action: Mindset, Processes, and Real Results
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Agility in Action: Mindset, Processes, and Real Results

7 December 2025

From waterfall to agile teams, from Scrum to SAFe, from silos to value streams: a field report on an …

Beyond the AI Hype: How to Use AI Safely for Innovation, IP and R&D
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Beyond the AI Hype: How to Use AI Safely for Innovation, IP and R&D

7 December 2025

A webinar with IamIP on cutting through the AI hype, understanding what AI can and cannot do, …

Leanpub Course LAUNCH: The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization Course by Ro
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Leanpub Course LAUNCH: The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization Course by Ro

4 December 2025

“The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization” ist dein Betriebssystem …

How industrial companies can become “AI-ready” and future-proof
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Industry of Things

How industrial companies can become “AI-ready” and future-proof

23 November 2025

When people, machines, and algorithms work as a team, a learning and resilient factory emerges. …

Industrial AI at scale: The cybernetic imperative for leaders
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Industrial AI at scale: The cybernetic imperative for leaders

14 October 2025

AI doesn’t make a company smarter by default. Real intelligence emerges when data streams, …

How to Build a Future-Ready Organization
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How to Build a Future-Ready Organization

12 October 2025

LeanPub podcast interview about the Cybernetic Enterprise book: why AI alone won't transform your …

Human-machine cooperation in Industry 5.0
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Digital Manufacturing

Human-machine cooperation in Industry 5.0

8 October 2025

Industry 5.0 goes beyond automation: people, sustainability, and resilience take center stage. …

Humans + Machines: The Future of Work & AI
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Humans + Machines: The Future of Work & AI

7 September 2025

In this podcast episode, I discuss the collaboration between humans and machines, the real …

Why 70% of Digital Transformations Fail: Inside the Cybernetic Enterprise Book
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Why 70% of Digital Transformations Fail: Inside the Cybernetic Enterprise Book

30 August 2025

A deep dive into Romano Roth's book Cybernetic Enterprise V1.0.0, exploring why traditional …

Your Company's Operating System Is Broken: The Cybernetic Enterprise Upgrade
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Your Company's Operating System Is Broken: The Cybernetic Enterprise Upgrade

30 August 2025

Most companies run on an outdated operating system designed for the industrial age. The Cybernetic …

Digitalization was Yesterday: How to Achieve “Cybernetic Transformation”
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Spektrum Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management

Digitalization was Yesterday: How to Achieve “Cybernetic Transformation”

24 August 2025

Digitalization unlocked efficiency, but it often stopped at isolated optimizations. In an AI-driven …

From Humans and Machines: The Organization of the Future
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Digitale Welt Magazin

From Humans and Machines: The Organization of the Future

18 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence is evolving from a tool into an active team member. In the Cybernetic …

DevOps in Switzerland 2025: Scaling DevOps with Platforms and AI
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Zühlke & VSHN Report

DevOps in Switzerland 2025: Scaling DevOps with Platforms and AI

13 July 2025

DevOps in Switzerland has evolved from practice to platform-enabled and AI-augmented delivery. The …

AI risk management: turning governance into a driver of long-term success
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AI risk management: turning governance into a driver of long-term success

8 July 2025

Many companies don’t fail at building AI, they fail at scaling it. The reason isn’t technology, but …

Secure AI governance: Scalable delivery, zero disruption
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Secure AI governance: Scalable delivery, zero disruption

3 July 2025

As AI adoption grows, many organisations struggle to scale beyond pilots. The solution? Embed …

The Cybernetic Enterprise: How Organizations Can Learn, Adapt, and Deliver in an AI-Native World
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The Cybernetic Enterprise: How Organizations Can Learn, Adapt, and Deliver in an AI-Native World

2 July 2025

A podcast conversation exploring how the Cybernetic Enterprise enables organizations to learn, …

The Cybernetic Enterprise: turning industrial AI hype into lasting value
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The Cybernetic Enterprise: turning industrial AI hype into lasting value

26 June 2025

Moving beyond AI hype to real value: the Cybernetic Enterprise is a human-led, AI-enabled operating …

Cybernetics Is the Future: Why AI and DevOps Alone Won’t Get Us There
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Cybernetics Is the Future: Why AI and DevOps Alone Won’t Get Us There

14 June 2025

Opening keynote at DevOps Pro Europe 2025: The future isn't AI-first, it's cybernetic. Adaptive …

Coding Without Coders?
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Trending Topics

Coding Without Coders?

11 June 2025

AI is transforming software development, but the lone coder isn't obsolete, the role is evolving. …

Cybernetic Enterprise Explained: AI, DevOps & Scalable Software Delivery
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Cybernetic Enterprise Explained: AI, DevOps & Scalable Software Delivery

9 June 2025

Learn how to reduce costs and deliver software faster by combining value stream mapping, platform …

Riding the AI Wave: How Industrial Companies Can Harness It Purposefully
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Industr.com

Riding the AI Wave: How Industrial Companies Can Harness It Purposefully

8 June 2025

AI alone won't fix broken processes. Industrial companies must build a Cybernetic Enterprise, a …

The Cybernetic Enterprise: Why AI Alone Won’t Transform Industry
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The Cybernetic Enterprise: Why AI Alone Won’t Transform Industry

17 May 2025

AI alone cannot fix broken processes. Transformation requires cybernetic thinking, adaptive systems …

DevEx: A Strategic Imperative for Business Success
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TEK Sapo

DevEx: A Strategic Imperative for Business Success

24 March 2025

Developer Experience is no longer optional, it's a strategic necessity. Organizations investing in …

The Zühlke Platform Plane: Should It Go Open Source?
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The Zühlke Platform Plane: Should It Go Open Source?

15 March 2025

A live discussion about whether the Zühlke Platform Plane should be open-sourced. Featuring a demo …

Continuous Security with DevSecOps and Platform Engineering
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Continuous Security with DevSecOps and Platform Engineering

4 March 2025

How platform engineering transforms modern application security. From OWASP Meetup Switzerland: …

How to Reduce Costs While Continuously Delivering Value
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How to Reduce Costs While Continuously Delivering Value

25 January 2025

80% of software features are rarely or never used. Learn how to reduce costs by building the right …

Platform Engineering: How Continuous Value Flow Transforms Commerce
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Platform Engineering: How Continuous Value Flow Transforms Commerce

7 December 2024

Platform engineering enables continuous value flow in commerce by shifting from project-based to …

The Cybernetic Enterprise is Coming: Are You Ready?
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The Cybernetic Enterprise is Coming: Are You Ready?

30 November 2024

Announcing The Cybernetic Enterprise book (August 2025): Eight principles for future-ready …

Introduction to Flip the Switch on Modern Software Development with Feature Flags
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Introduction to Flip the Switch on Modern Software Development with Feature Flags

27 November 2024

Feature flags separate deployment from release, enabling frequent low-risk deployments. They …

Building High-Impact DevOps: Expert Insights
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Building High-Impact DevOps: Expert Insights

29 October 2024

A conversation on the We Chat Tech podcast about building high-impact DevOps, covering value stream …

DevOpsDays Zürich: Bigger is Not Always Better
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DevOpsDays Zürich: Bigger is Not Always Better

24 October 2024

The DevOpsDays Zürich organizer team shares why they chose not to scale their sold-out community …

SAFe Leadership Forum: Empowering SAFe with Platform Engineering for Fast Flow
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SAFe Leadership Forum: Empowering SAFe with Platform Engineering for Fast Flow

25 September 2024

Platform engineering is the foundation of SAFe transformations. Learn how building an internal …

How to Architect for Continuous Delivery
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How to Architect for Continuous Delivery

24 September 2024

A keynote from the Roche DevOps Conference on architecting for continuous delivery, covering value …

Developer Experience and Platform Engineering: The Foundation of Modern Software Delivery
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Developer Experience and Platform Engineering: The Foundation of Modern Software Delivery

23 September 2024

DevOps is not dead, it needs a platform. This talk covers how platform engineering and developer …

AI-Augmented DevOps with Platform Engineering
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AI-Augmented DevOps with Platform Engineering

19 September 2024

A Conf42 Platform Engineering talk on how to combine AI and platform engineering for DevOps at …

Unlocking the Power of AI: Deep Dive into MLOps, Machine Learning, and AI Platforms
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Unlocking the Power of AI: Deep Dive into MLOps, Machine Learning, and AI Platforms

5 August 2024

How do companies build and operate AI applications at scale? This deep dive covers MLOps, the ML …

Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Architecture and AI for Strategic Benefit
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Harnessing the Power of Enterprise Architecture and AI for Strategic Benefit

28 July 2024

Enterprise Architecture is the glue between business and IT. Learn how platforms codify governance, …

CrowdStrike Disaster: Causes, Impact, and How to Prevent Future Outages
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CrowdStrike Disaster: Causes, Impact, and How to Prevent Future Outages

22 July 2024

On July 19, 2024, a CrowdStrike sensor update crashed 8.5 million Windows PCs worldwide. Romano Roth …

App-Solutely Safe: How Banks Use Modern Software Development
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App-Solutely Safe: How Banks Use Modern Software Development

20 May 2024

How continuous deployment, test-driven development, and feature flags transform banking software …

Introduction to Modern Development Practices in Banking: A Playbook
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Introduction to Modern Development Practices in Banking: A Playbook

29 March 2024

An introduction to modernizing banking software development through continuous deployment, feature …

What Does Good DevOps Look Like?
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What Does Good DevOps Look Like?

3 March 2024

In this Ship It podcast episode with Gerhard Lazu, I share insights on what good DevOps looks like …

Platform Plane: High-Quality Software in Record Time
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Platform Plane: High-Quality Software in Record Time

24 February 2024

A talk from FI-Forum Frankfurt on the Platform Plane and how platform engineering forms the …

DevOps in an Embedded World: From Silos to Digital Factories
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DevOps in an Embedded World: From Silos to Digital Factories

17 February 2024

How DevOps transforms embedded software development. From Tesla's over-the-air updates to Platform …

DevOps Meetup Zurich 2024: Developer Experience and Platform Engineering
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DevOps Meetup Zurich 2024: Developer Experience and Platform Engineering

11 February 2024

A recording of my DevOps Meetup Zurich presentation on Developer Experience and Platform …

Unlocking Efficiency: Platform Engineering vs. DevOps
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Unlocking Efficiency: Platform Engineering vs. DevOps

11 February 2024

A tech chat about the relationship between Platform Engineering and DevOps: what Platform …

The Digital Factory: 90 Days of DevOps
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The Digital Factory: 90 Days of DevOps

4 February 2024

How digital factories combine lean portfolio management, platform engineering, and autonomous …

DevOps Institute Podcast: DevOps Is NOT Dead
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DevOps Institute Podcast: DevOps Is NOT Dead

27 January 2024

A conversation with Eveline Oehrlich on the Humans of DevOps podcast about why DevOps is far from …

DevOps Trends 2024: Unlocking the Future of Product Delivery
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DevOps Trends 2024: Unlocking the Future of Product Delivery

19 January 2024

A comprehensive overview of DevOps trends in 2024, mapped to the technology adoption lifecycle. From …

DevTalk Podcast: The State of DevOps
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DevTalk Podcast: The State of DevOps

14 January 2024

In this DevTalk podcast episode, I discuss the current state of DevOps with Kerry Lothrop, covering …

Architecting for Continuous Delivery at Conf42 DevSecOps 2024
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Architecting for Continuous Delivery at Conf42 DevSecOps 2024

9 January 2024

How to architect for continuous delivery: from broken value streams and silo organizations to …

DevOps Transformations: My Lessons Learned
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DevOps Transformations: My Lessons Learned

3 December 2023

Six anti-patterns and lessons learned from DevOps transformations: sense of urgency, leadership …

The Science of DevOps
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The Science of DevOps

3 December 2023

A deep dive into the DORA metrics and the book Accelerate, explaining the 24 key capabilities that …

The Zühlke DevOps Offering: From DevOps Engineering to the Digital Factory
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The Zühlke DevOps Offering: From DevOps Engineering to the Digital Factory

3 December 2023

An overview of the Zühlke DevOps offering: DevOps engineering and consulting, the Digital Factory …

What are Digital Factories ?
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What are Digital Factories ?

26 October 2023

Digital factories combine vision, portfolio management, platform engineering, and autonomous teams …

Overcoming Resistance: The Powerful Method You Need
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Overcoming Resistance: The Powerful Method You Need

23 September 2023

A podcast conversation with Peyton Einhaus about dealing with resistance in agile and DevOps …

DevOps in an Embedded World: Challenges for Embedded and IoT Devices
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DevOps in an Embedded World: Challenges for Embedded and IoT Devices

28 August 2023

DevOps for embedded and IoT devices faces unique challenges in testing, monitoring, and deployment. …

Guided Platform Engineering Meditation
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Guided Platform Engineering Meditation

13 August 2023

A guided meditation for platform engineers. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and visualize the …

The Business Case of DevOps: How to Convince Your Decision Makers
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The Business Case of DevOps: How to Convince Your Decision Makers

5 August 2023

How to build a compelling DevOps business case for CIOs and managers. A practical framework using …

What Is the Business Case of DevOps? An Ignite Talk
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What Is the Business Case of DevOps? An Ignite Talk

5 August 2023

A five-minute Ignite Talk explaining the DevOps business case to decision makers. Learn how faster …

Moving to Modern Software Development and Continuous Integration for Banks: Insights from Romano
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Moving to Modern Software Development and Continuous Integration for Banks: Insights from Romano

2 August 2023

How banks are modernizing software development: cloud vs on-premises, continuous integration, …

D for DevOps: The Philosophy of Software Engineering
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D for DevOps: The Philosophy of Software Engineering

20 July 2023

A podcast on Better Tech Leadership discussing DevOps pitfalls, challenges, and best practices from …

How to Architect for Continuous Delivery: From Silos to Digital Factories
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How to Architect for Continuous Delivery: From Silos to Digital Factories

6 July 2023

My talk from The DEVOPS Conference on how to architect for continuous delivery, covering the broken …

State of DevOps in Switzerland 2023: Key Insights and How to Scale DevOps
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State of DevOps in Switzerland 2023: Key Insights and How to Scale DevOps

26 June 2023

Romano Roth and Adrian Kosmaczewski present the State of DevOps in Switzerland 2023. Key findings on …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 12: Our Recommendations and Lessons Learned
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 12: Our Recommendations and Lessons Learned

13 June 2023

Part 12 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I close the series with our …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 11: Scheduled Pipelines for Production Code
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 11: Scheduled Pipelines for Production Code

5 June 2023

Part 11 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add a scheduled GitHub Actions workflow …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 10: Branch Protection and Pull Requests
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 10: Branch Protection and Pull Requests

30 May 2023

Part 10 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I show how Pull Requests and Branch …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 9: Vulnerability Management
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 9: Vulnerability Management

22 May 2023

Part 9 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I walk through the GitHub Security Tab: …

DevOps Is NOT Dead
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DevOps Is NOT Dead

10 May 2023

Is DevOps dead? A podcast discussing why companies still struggle with silos, the rise of platform …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 8: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 8: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

19 April 2023

Part 8 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Dynamic Application Security Testing …

DevTalk Podcast Episode 88: The state of DevOps. With Romano Roth
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DevTalk Podcast Episode 88: The state of DevOps. With Romano Roth

21 March 2023

A podcast conversation with Kerry W. Lothrop on DevTalk about the current state of DevOps, …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 7: Finding Secrets in Your Code with Secret Scanning
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 7: Finding Secrets in Your Code with Secret Scanning

14 February 2023

Part 7 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I enable GitHub's built-in Secret …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 6: How to Use Container Scanning
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 6: How to Use Container Scanning

9 February 2023

Part 6 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add container scanning to the GitHub …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 5: Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 5: Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

1 February 2023

Part 5 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Static Application Security Testing …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 4: How to Ensure License Compliance
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 4: How to Ensure License Compliance

25 January 2023

Part 4 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add license compliance to our GitHub …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 3: Software Composition Analysis with Dependabot and CRDA
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 3: Software Composition Analysis with Dependabot and CRDA

19 January 2023

Part 3 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Software Composition Analysis to a …

The Digital Office in the Metaverse: Teamwork in Virtual Space
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The Digital Office in the Metaverse: Teamwork in Virtual Space

17 January 2023

Romano Roth explores virtual office possibilities in the Metaverse. From VR workshops to Scrum rooms …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 2: Creating a Simple Project and Your First Workflow
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 2: Creating a Simple Project and Your First Workflow

11 January 2023

Part 2 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I create a private GitHub repository for a …

DevOps Is Dead? Why Platform Engineering and SRE Need DevOps More Than Ever
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DevOps Is Dead? Why Platform Engineering and SRE Need DevOps More Than Ever

10 January 2023

Are the 'DevOps is dead' claims justified? A deep dive into DevOps anti-patterns, Platform …

Golem.de Interview: "When we talk about DevOps, we need to talk about people"
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Golem.de

Golem.de Interview: "When we talk about DevOps, we need to talk about people"

6 January 2023

Romano Roth explains why DevOps is not bullshit, how transformation succeeds in companies, and what …

DevOps with SAP: Theory and Practice
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DevOps with SAP: Theory and Practice

5 January 2023

Romano Roth explains DevOps fundamentals and Carsten Brandt shares practical experience from the SAP …

Back to the future of software development
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Back to the future of software development

3 January 2023

Modern software development suffers from silos and manual steps. The solution: interdisciplinary …

GitHub DevSecOps Part 1: What Is GitHub and Why Shift Security Left?
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GitHub DevSecOps Part 1: What Is GitHub and Why Shift Security Left?

3 January 2023

Part 1 of the GitHub DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I introduce GitHub as a DevSecOps …

DevOps Top Trends and Emerging Technologies to Watch
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DevOps Top Trends and Emerging Technologies to Watch

1 January 2023

DevOps trends across the technology adoption lifecycle: CI/CD and containerization for late …

The Future of DevOps: Top Trends to Watch in 2023
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The Future of DevOps: Top Trends to Watch in 2023

1 January 2023

DevOps trends 2023 organised along the value stream: building, running, ensuring quality, …

GitLab vs. GitHub: DevSecOps Pipeline
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GitLab vs. GitHub: DevSecOps Pipeline

28 December 2022

A comprehensive video series comparing GitLab vs GitHub for enterprise DevSecOps pipelines. Covers …

High-Quality Work in Software Engineering and Building Great Developer Experience
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High-Quality Work in Software Engineering and Building Great Developer Experience

9 December 2022

What makes high-quality engineering work? From team building and customer centricity to clean code …

How to Survive Game of Thrones in the Workplace: A Guide for Conflict Management
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How to Survive Game of Thrones in the Workplace: A Guide for Conflict Management

7 December 2022

A talk on workplace conflict management through the lens of Game of Thrones. Learn about the five …

Baloise OpenX Day: Keynote on DevOps, Value Streams, and Platform Engineering
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Baloise OpenX Day: Keynote on DevOps, Value Streams, and Platform Engineering

23 November 2022

Romano Roth delivers a DevOps keynote at the Baloise OpenX Day. Covering value stream optimization, …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 12: Our Recommendations and Lessons Learned
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 12: Our Recommendations and Lessons Learned

16 November 2022

Part 12 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I close the series with our …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 11: Scheduled Pipelines for Production Code
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 11: Scheduled Pipelines for Production Code

9 November 2022

Part 11 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add a scheduled pipeline to GitLab so …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 10: How to Do a Merge Request the Right Way
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 10: How to Do a Merge Request the Right Way

2 November 2022

Part 10 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I show how Merge Requests turn the GitLab …

DevOps: Thinking in Systems and Value Streams
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DevOps: Thinking in Systems and Value Streams

19 October 2022

A conference talk on DevOps systems thinking, covering the shift from projects to products, value …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 9: Overcoming Vulnerability Management Challenges
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 9: Overcoming Vulnerability Management Challenges

12 October 2022

Part 9 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I look at the GitLab Vulnerability …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 8: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 8: Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

5 October 2022

Part 8 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Dynamic Application Security Testing …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 7: Finding Secrets in Your Code with Secret Detection
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 7: Finding Secrets in Your Code with Secret Detection

28 September 2022

Part 7 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Secret Detection to the GitLab …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 6: How to Use Container Scanning
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 6: How to Use Container Scanning

6 September 2022

Part 6 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add container scanning to the GitLab …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 5: Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 5: Static Application Security Testing (SAST)

31 August 2022

Part 5 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Static Application Security Testing …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 4: How to Ensure License Compliance
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 4: How to Ensure License Compliance

24 August 2022

Part 4 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add license compliance to our Spring …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 3: Software Composition Analysis with Gemnasium
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 3: Software Composition Analysis with Gemnasium

17 August 2022

Part 3 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I add Software Composition Analysis to the …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 1: What Is GitLab and Why Shift Security Left?
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 1: What Is GitLab and Why Shift Security Left?

10 August 2022

Part 1 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I introduce why security has to shift …

GitLab DevSecOps Part 2: Creating a Simple Project and Your First Pipeline
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GitLab DevSecOps Part 2: Creating a Simple Project and Your First Pipeline

10 August 2022

Part 2 of the GitLab DevSecOps series. Patrick Steger and I create a new GitLab project from a .NET …

What is an Epic?
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What is an Epic?

15 July 2022

Epics replace traditional projects with hypothesis-driven development. Learn how to use epic …

What is a Product Backlog Item (PBI)?
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What is a Product Backlog Item (PBI)?

28 June 2022

A Product Backlog Item (PBI) can be an epic, feature, user story, or task. Learn about the PBI …

DevOps Explained: What do "DevOps Engineers" actually do at Zühlke?
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DevOps Explained: What do "DevOps Engineers" actually do at Zühlke?

17 June 2022

DevOps is not a job title, it's a mindset and culture. Learn what DevOps Engineers actually do: …

Tour Around the SAFe DevOps Health Radar: All 16 Stages with Videos
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Tour Around the SAFe DevOps Health Radar: All 16 Stages with Videos

15 June 2022

A guided tour through the SAFe DevOps Health Radar — its 4 aspects (Continuous Exploration, …

What is a Backlog?
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What is a Backlog?

6 June 2022

A backlog is an ordered list of open work. Learn the difference between a product backlog and a …

What is Release on Demand?
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What is Release on Demand?

11 May 2022

Release on Demand separates deployment from release using feature toggles. Learn how this SAFe …

Lean Portfolio Management at Zühlke
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Lean Portfolio Management at Zühlke

20 April 2022

How Zühlke introduced SAFe Lean Portfolio Management: vision, strategic themes, Portfolio Kanban, …

An Inspiring Career of More Than 20 Years at One Company
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An Inspiring Career of More Than 20 Years at One Company

5 April 2022

More than 20 years at the same company without losing any enthusiasm for innovation. An interview …

Feature Toggles: What, Why, How?
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Feature Toggles: What, Why, How?

30 March 2022

Feature toggles separate deployment from release, enabling dark launches and continuous deployment. …

Participatory budgeting: next level financing
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Participatory budgeting: next level financing

28 March 2022

Lessons learned from participatory budgeting v2.0: simplified process, extended timelines, …

What is SAFe® for DevOps Course?
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What is SAFe® for DevOps Course?

12 March 2022

The SAFe DevOps course helps teams improve their value stream. Learn DevOps theory, assess your …

What is Learn? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Learn? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

7 March 2022

Learn is the final step of the SAFe DevOps Health Radar. It covers pivot-or-persevere decisions, …

What is Measure? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Measure? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

27 February 2022

Measure is the step of the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where everything comes together. It covers …

What is Stabilize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Stabilize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

17 February 2022

Stabilize is the SAFe DevOps Health Radar activity that ensures business continuity through disaster …

What is Release? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Release? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

9 February 2022

Release is the step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where deployed features are made available to …

Participatory Budgeting V2.0: Next Level Financing
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Participatory Budgeting V2.0: Next Level Financing

4 February 2022

How we evolved our participatory budgeting approach from version 1 to version 2, with lessons …

What It's Like to Work for the Same Company for More Than 20 Years
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What It's Like to Work for the Same Company for More Than 20 Years

1 February 2022

A personal reflection on 20 years at Zühlke, from junior software engineer to Distinguished …

What is Continuous Deployment? | SAFe® DevOps Health Radar
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What is Continuous Deployment? | SAFe® DevOps Health Radar

23 January 2022

Continuous Deployment in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar consists of four activities: deploy, verify, …

What is Respond? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Respond? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

9 January 2022

Respond is the SAFe DevOps Health Radar activity focused on proactively detecting and resolving …

DevOps: How can we improve value streams?
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DevOps: How can we improve value streams?

7 January 2022

Value stream mapping is a lean method for improving flow from idea to production. Follow seven steps …

What Are the Top DevOps Trends in 2022?
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What Are the Top DevOps Trends in 2022?

3 January 2022

DevOps trends 2022 mapped onto the technology adoption lifecycle: late majority continues with CI, …

What is Monitor? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Monitor? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

14 December 2021

Monitor is the SAFe DevOps Health Radar activity that uses full-stack telemetry, dashboards, and …

What is the SAFe® DevOps Health Radar
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What is the SAFe® DevOps Health Radar

12 December 2021

The SAFe DevOps Health Radar assesses maturity across four dimensions: continuous exploration, …

What is Verify? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Verify? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

6 December 2021

Verify is the step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where deployed code is tested in production …

How Zühlke Implemented Lean Portfolio Management with Kanban and OKRs
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How Zühlke Implemented Lean Portfolio Management with Kanban and OKRs

30 November 2021

A detailed look at how Zühlke Engineering introduced Lean Portfolio Management using SAFe …

Hey DevOps, you're killing my job!
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Hey DevOps, you're killing my job!

22 November 2021

Is DevOps automating testers out of jobs? A conversation between QA and DevOps leads about how …

What is Deploy? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Deploy? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

21 November 2021

Deploy is the step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where changes are continuously brought into the …

Participatory Budgeting: Financing in the 21st Century (English Talk)
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Participatory Budgeting: Financing in the 21st Century (English Talk)

17 October 2021

Participatory budgeting brings entrepreneurial thinking into portfolio management. In this …

What is Stage? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Stage? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

26 September 2021

Stage is the step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where features are deployed to a full copy of the …

What is Test End to End? | SAFe® DevOps Health Radar
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What is Test End to End? | SAFe® DevOps Health Radar

19 September 2021

Test End to End in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar validates solutions against acceptance criteria in …

What is Build? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Build? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

12 September 2021

Build is the step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar where committed code is continuously integrated, …

What is Develop? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Develop? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

5 September 2021

Develop is the SAFe DevOps Health Radar activity where features are split into user stories and …

What is Continuous Exploration? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Continuous Exploration? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

30 August 2021

Continuous Exploration in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar transforms bright ideas into validated epics …

What is Synthesize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Synthesize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

22 August 2021

Synthesize is the final step of Continuous Exploration in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar. Learn how to …

What is Architect? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Architect? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

15 August 2021

Architect is the third step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar. Learn how to define minimal …

What is Collaborate & Research? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Collaborate & Research? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

8 August 2021

Collaborate & Research is the second step in the SAFe DevOps Health Radar. Learn how Lean UX, …

What is Hypothesize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar
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What is Hypothesize? | SAFe DevOps Health Radar

2 August 2021

A deep dive into the Hypothesize step of the SAFe DevOps Health Radar: why epics beat projects, how …

Participatory Budgeting: Financing in the 21st Century
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Participatory Budgeting: Financing in the 21st Century

9 June 2021

How we coached a portfolio team on participatory budgeting using SAFe. Value stream leads …

What is SAFe for DevOps?
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What is SAFe for DevOps?

6 June 2021

An overview of the SAFe for DevOps training, how it works as a hands-on workshop with real teams, …

Does TDD Work With Legacy Code?
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Does TDD Work With Legacy Code?

3 April 2021

Can you really use test-driven development on a big, ugly legacy WinForms application? In this …

Virtual Reality Businesses: The Metaverse Is the Future
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Virtual Reality Businesses: The Metaverse Is the Future

2 March 2021

A conversation with Christoph and Michaela about how virtual reality is moving from prototype to …

Test automation with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
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Test automation with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

20 February 2021

Behavior-Driven Development creates executable specifications using Given-When-Then syntax. BDD …

Business Meetings in the Metaverse: It's Not a Game, Here's Why
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Business Meetings in the Metaverse: It's Not a Game, Here's Why

9 February 2021

A virtual coffee in Chicago, a training room with a view over Austria, palm trees on demand: I sit …

What is TDD? Test-Driven Development Explained
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What is TDD? Test-Driven Development Explained

2 February 2021

Test-Driven Development (TDD) is more than a software process, it is a mindset. In this post I walk …

What is the difference between traditional testing and agile testing?
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What is the difference between traditional testing and agile testing?

27 January 2021

Traditional testing delays feedback by months. Agile testing shifts left with BDD, creating …

What is waste 🗑 in Software Development?
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What is waste 🗑 in Software Development?

17 January 2021

Nine types of waste in software development: partially done work, extra features, extra processes, …

What is the history of the Waterfall Process?
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What is the history of the Waterfall Process?

11 January 2021

The 'inventor' of waterfall said in 1970: 'This implementation is risky and invites failure.' He …

What Are the Top DevOps Trends in 2021?
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What Are the Top DevOps Trends in 2021?

3 January 2021

My DevOps predictions for 2021: strong DevOps adoption driven by agile transformation, security …

What is the difference between Waterfall and Agile?
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What is the difference between Waterfall and Agile?

31 August 2020

Waterfall is a linear, sequential life cycle — each phase has to finish before the next one starts. …

What Is the Third Way of DevOps? Continuous Learning and a Culture of Trust
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What Is the Third Way of DevOps? Continuous Learning and a Culture of Trust

20 August 2020

The Third Way is a culture of trust that supports experimentation and risk-taking. Without it, the …

What Is the Second Way of DevOps? Amplify Feedback
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What Is the Second Way of DevOps? Amplify Feedback

19 August 2020

The Second Way is the flow of feedback going right-to-left: from customers and production back into …

What Is the First Way of DevOps? Optimise the Flow
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What Is the First Way of DevOps? Optimise the Flow

18 August 2020

The first of Gene Kim's Three Ways is Flow. Optimise the path from development to operations to the …

What Is Continuous Deployment (CD)?
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What Is Continuous Deployment (CD)?

6 August 2020

Continuous Deployment removes the last manual gate: every change that passes all automated tests …

What Is Continuous Delivery (CD)?
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What Is Continuous Delivery (CD)?

5 August 2020

Continuous Delivery automatically deploys every CI-validated artifact to a production-like …

What is CI/CD?
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What is CI/CD?

4 August 2020

Continuous Integration merges and tests code with every change. Continuous Deployment automatically …

What Is Continuous Integration (CI)?
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What Is Continuous Integration (CI)?

4 August 2020

Continuous Integration merges and tests every code change immediately, gives developers feedback in …

How to Improve Value Streams: A Seven-Step Approach
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How to Improve Value Streams: A Seven-Step Approach

3 August 2020

A practical seven-step guide to identifying, measuring, and improving value streams. From idea to …

How to start a DevOps transformation
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How to start a DevOps transformation

30 July 2020

Start small with a medium-sized project, select the right people (generalists before specialists), …

How to Build a Winning DevOps Team
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How to Build a Winning DevOps Team

30 July 2020

A DevOps transformation lives or dies by the people you put on the first team. Here is how I pick …

Why to Create Value Faster
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Why to Create Value Faster

29 July 2020

DevOps shortens release cycles so customers get features sooner and ROI arrives earlier. The earned …

What is the business case for DevOps?
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What is the business case for DevOps?

27 July 2020

Value is only created when features reach customers. DevOps shortens release cycles for faster ROI, …

Where Value Is Created in Software Development
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Where Value Is Created in Software Development

27 July 2020

A development process turns ideas into user stories, code, deployments and releases. But value is …

Satisfied end users thanks to DevOps
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Satisfied end users thanks to DevOps

26 July 2020

High-performing IT organizations deploy 208 times more frequently and recover 2,604 times faster. …

Better through the crisis thanks to DevOps
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Better through the crisis thanks to DevOps

26 July 2020

The coronavirus crisis showed how DevOps enables companies to switch to remote work and respond …

What is DevOps?
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What is DevOps?

26 July 2020

DevOps is the set of cultural and technical practices that bring development and operations together …

Why is DevOps important?
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Why is DevOps important?

26 July 2020

Companies have to deliver more value, faster, at lower cost — yet most changes still take far too …

CYA: Cover your ass
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CYA: Cover your ass

18 June 2019

CYA means documenting every decision. A decision log saves you in escalation meetings and preserves …