seven habits of highly effective devops
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Slides for the Ignite talk "Seven Habits of Highly Effective DevOps", delivered at DevOpsDays Minneapolis on July 18, 2014, by Dave Stagner, founder of Congruence.TRANSCRIPT
Seven Habits of Highly Effective
DevOpsDave Stagner, Congruence
http://congruence.io@davestagner
Inspired by Stephen Covey’s
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
What does this have to do with DevOps?
Production and
Production Capability
The Seven Habits(Independence)
• Habit 1: Be Proactive
• Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
• Habit 3: Put First Things First
The Seven Habits(interdependence)
• Habit 4: Think Win-Win
• Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then Be Understood
• Habit 6: Synergize
The Seven Habits(Continuous Improvement)
• Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
DevOps is a human process
Independence
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Circle of concern Circle of influence
Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind
Imagination and conscience
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Urgent Not Urgent
Important Crisis Planning
Not Important
Interruptions Distractions
Interdependence
Habit 4: Think Win-Win
IntegrityMaturity
Abundance Mentality
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand,
Then Be Understood
Empathic Listening
Habit 6: Synergize
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Continuous Improvement
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
The Upward Spiral:Learn, Commit, Do
• We are techies. It’s more comfortable to focus on technical solutions.
• DevOps is a team effort.
• Focus on interpersonal skills.
-Stephen Covey
“Manage from the left,
lead from the right.”