Experimentation

In my two decades of experience leading DevOps, Digital, and Agile transformations, I’ve observed that the path to modernisation is rarely a straight line. Organisations, particularly those in data-sensitive sectors, like banking, government, and healthcare, often find themselves at a crossroads. They need to innovate faster while maintaining rigorous security and reliability. This tension between speed and safety has traditionally forced companies to choose one over the other. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

The third way to introduce DevOps is to create a culture of trust that supports experimentation and risk-taking. This is the Third Way in Gene Kim’s Three Ways framework — and it is what puts the team on a learning curve steep enough to outpace the competition.