Modern software development relies on speed, collaboration, and continuous delivery. This course introduces participants to the DevOps mindset, covering its cultural values, practices, and tools. Through practical discussions and foundational concepts, they will learn how DevOps fosters alignment between development and operations teams.
Learning Outcomes:
Understand the principles and values of DevOps
Identify practices that improve collaboration and delivery speed
Describe key DevOps tools, processes, and performance metrics
Apply DevOps concepts to support organisational change
Key Topics:
DevOps culture, principles, and transformation drivers
Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)
Automation and infrastructure as code
Measurement, feedback loops, and learning organisations
Exam Details
This course is designed to build participants’ understanding of key concepts and domains covered in the DevOps Institute (DOI) DevOps Foundation certification.
The certification validates a foundational knowledge of DevOps principles, practices, and tools, focusing on collaboration, automation, integration, and continuous delivery. It is designed for both business and technical participants involved in digital transformation and IT service delivery.
Participants will be exposed to key concepts including the Three Ways, the CALMS model, DevOps practices across the software development lifecycle, and success patterns from high-performing organisations.
The certification exam is bundled with the course.
For a limited period, participants will also receive a complimentary Take2 re‑sit option, which provides a second attempt at the exam if required, subject to awarding‑body terms.
To maximise success, participants are strongly encouraged to complement the course with additional self-study, revision of course materials, and dedicated practice before attempting the exam.
Module 1 - Exploring DevOps
- Defining DevOps
- Why Does DevOps Matter?
Module 2 - Core DevOps Principles
- The Three Ways
- The First Way
- The Theory of Constraints
- The Second Way
- The Third Way
- Chaos Engineering
- Learning Organizations
Module 3 - Key DevOps Practices
- Continuous Delivery
- Site Reliability & Resilience Engineering
- DevSecOps
- ChatOps
- Kanban
Module 4 - Business and Technology Frameworks
- Agile
- ITSM
- Lean
- Safety Culture
- Learning Organizations
- Sociocracy/Holacracy
- Continuous Funding
Module 5 - Culture, Behaviors & Operating Models
- Defining Culture
- Behavioral Models
- Organizational maturity models
- Target Operating Models
Module 6 - Automation & Architecting DevOps Toolchains
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- DevOps Toolchain
Module 7 - Measurement, Metrics, and Reporting
- The Importance of Metrics
- Technical Metrics
- Business Metrics
- Measuring & Reporting Metrics
Module 8 - Sharing, Shadowing and Evolving
- Collaborative Platforms
- Immersive, Experiential Learning
- DevOps Leadership
- Evolving Change