Influencing DevOps without Authority

how even a “DevOps engineer” can advance real DevOps

This is alex

Alex works in ops

Alex has a problem

Now Alex works in devops!

DevOps Engineering × Install Jenkins on their desktop (desk-under?) × Implement “DevOps” in their DevOps Department × Do all the K8S Certifications

Alex still has a problem

We need collaboration between Dev and DevOps… Let’s call it… DevDevOps!

Evolutionary pressure

We must release faster! Let’s hire more Let’s skip How about DevOps Engineers! testing! implementing DevOps?

Let’s hire more Let’s skip How about DevOps Engineers! testing! implementing DevOps?

Baruch Sadogursky - @jbaru ch × Developer Productivity Advocate × Gradle Inc × Development -> DevOps -> #DPE

shownotes × × × × speaking.jbaru.ch Slides Video All the links!

Evolutionary pressure

Where to look for clues × × × × OKRs Backlogs Presentations Socializing

World of other person

Autonomy of developers

fears of developers

Mastery of ops

fears of ops

Autonomy of testers

Purpose of testers

fears of testers

autonomy of infosec

fears of infosec

Purpose of product managers

mastery of product managers

Dev Ops Arch QA Prod Sec

Types of currencies × × × × × Inspiration Related Task Related Position Related Relationship Related Person Related

Multifaceted tool

Types of exchange × × × × Interest alignment Barter Owe a favor Call in a favor

Barriers to influence: externa × × × × l Power differential Different goals Incompatible measurements Rivarly

Barriers to influence: interna l × × × × Lack of experience Blinding attitude Fear of failing Fear of reaction

B ATN A I have three offers in my pocket I’ll have to find another job, no problem I’ll pretend nothing happened I didn’t think about that

On-call is not my job!

What’s wrong with what we are doing now?!

No time! Everybody are busy and overworked!

The silos are good! They promote specialization!

We are regulated, we aren’t allowed to do that!

We can’t release faster, we need to check for ${concern_of _the_day}

Alex did good, and so should you!

The sky is the limit!