This document outlines five steps towards achieving continuous delivery: 1. Realize deployment automation is a prerequisite, not the goal of continuous delivery. 2. Understand goals like reliability and time-to-market, then take pragmatic steps like value stream mapping. 3. Eliminate manual sign-offs and create trust in automated tests using techniques like behavior-driven development. 4. Address the gaps between development and operations teams through collaboration on deployments. 5. Consider architectural adjustments like migrating to microservices for independent, faster delivery pipelines.