This document outlines 7 steps for scaling DevOps in an organization: 1) Don't force DevOps but show teams the benefits, 2) Research successful DevOps teams, 3) View DevOps as a journey not a destination, 4) Fake using DevOps tools and processes until teams adapt the mindset, 5) Create consistency across teams, 6) Plan infrastructure for rapid growth, 7) Seek help from DevOps experts when needed. It also identifies common hurdles such as disparate tooling, mindset issues, too many proposed changes, and security/compliance challenges.

1. GIULIO IANNAZZO | SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
A beginner’s guide to
scaling DevOps

2. Agenda
Common hurdles
DevOps level set
7 steps

3. DevOps
A culture where dev and ops
collaborate to build a faster, more
reliable release pipeline.

4. Agenda
Common hurdles
DevOps level set
7 steps

5. Disparate tooling
Commonly leads to
miscommunication, wasted time,
and mass confusion
Common
hurdles
Disparate
tooling
Mindset
Too many
changes
Security &
compliance

6. Mindset
“If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” mindset
and cultural silos can stop a DevOps
initiative in its tracks
Common
hurdles
Disparate
tooling
Mindset
Too many
changes
Security &
compliance

7. Analysis paralysis
Easy to get overwhelmed with the
amount of possible changes included
in “going DevOps”
Common
hurdles
Disparate
tooling
Mindset
Analysis
paralysis
Security &
compliance

8. Security &
compliance
Current “enterprise-ready” tooling
doesn’t support modern development
techniques
Common
hurdles
Disparate
tooling
Mindset
Too many
changes
Security &
compliance

9. Agenda
Common hurdles
DevOps level set
7 steps

10. 7 steps to
scaling
DevOps

11. 1. DON’T FORCE IT
Don’t tell them,
show them

12. LEADERSHIP
SERVICE
PROJECT
TEAM HEALTH MONITORS TEAM PLAYS
Team
Playbook

13. Roles &
Responsibilities
Define roles & responsibilities
and clarify team interactions
Rules of
Engagement
Collaboratively define your
team’s social norms
Pre-mortem
Prevent problems before they
come to fruition
Retrospectives
Reflect on where can improve

14. 2. Do your homework
Search out teams who have already
experienced DevOps success and share it

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3. It’s a
journey, not a
destination

17. Process
Make small process changes, offer guidelines
and guardrails
Workshops
Get teams together and run mock Agile sprints
with new processes & tooling in place
Tooling
Get teams into the tools first, the mindset will
come shortly after
4. Fake it
till you
make it

18. Build a foundation
Share best practices, access
WIP, manage 1 stack of tooling
Customize where
needed
Customize workflows through
integrations
5. Create consistency

19. 6. Plan for rapid
growth
Choose tools built to stay performant and
cater to other enterprise needs

20. 7. When in doubt,
get some help
Get help from an
experienced DevOps
practitioner. Certified
Solution Partners &
Atlassian Technical
Account Managers
(TAMs) can help.

21. Set up guardrails
Make it easy to do the right thing and
harder to do the wrong. Set up
guardrails and lower your risk.
Change up your team
structure
Create cross functional teams to share
knowledge and speed up reaction times

22. atlassian.com/devops/start-your-journey

23. GIULIO IANNAZZO | SOLUTIONS ENGINEER
Thank you!