DevOps Enterprise Summit 2018 (DOES18) in Las Vegas was a three-day bonanza of all things DevOps, with conversations spanning the entire DevOps ecosystem, from processes to tools to culture. In my two days at the Broadcast Booth (aka “The Fishbowl”), I had the pleasure of meeting with some very smart people and having some highly insightful conversations, all of which are available for viewing on DevOpsTV.
The second day’s conversations at DOES18 were as interesting as the first day’s, with topics ranging from DevOps culture to managing DevOps in highly regulated environments. Below is a recap of the Day 2 video interviews at DOES18 (Day 1’s recap is available for viewing here):
Organizational Change
Carmen DeArdo of Tasktop and Jon Smart, formerly of Barclays Group, stopped by to discuss tactics in ways to make change efforts possible in the enterprise.
Capital One’s DevOps Update
Jamie Specter, Aimee Bechtle and Abbie Gray of Capital One offered the latest updates from legal, tech leadership and product management in its DevOps journey.
Work Management Systems
Scott Prugh of CSG, Keanen Wold of Delta Airlines and Rosalind Radcliffe of IBM discussed how to break down inefficiencies for enterprise practitioners and management leaders who have multiple work management systems that their teams deal with every day.
Project Management
Laura Fay of TSIA discussed a product-led growth strategy where the buyer and customer journey is actively engineered into the product experience to deliver value and outcomes. She also explained how DevOps can benefit from expanding the definition of lead time from ’code to cloud’ to ‘concept to customer consumption’ and become a more integrated part of the business value flow.
The Importance of Culture
J. Paul Reed of Release Engineering Approaches and Dominica DeGrandis of Tasktop discuss what’s important about culture as part of a DevOps transformation journey, and why a DevOps culture should foster an attitude of open-mindedness, cross-pollination of skills and stepping out of comfort zones.
DevOps in Regulated Industries
Robin Yeman of Lockheed Martin and Ken Moser and Melinda Solomon of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services discussed how DevOps can be applied in highly regulated environments and highlighted industry best practices.
Transformational Leadership – Making Change Happen
Christophe De Boeck of Kiwibank Ltd. and Steve Mayner of Scaled Agile highlighted considerations for the different ways to lead transformation in large enterprises.
DevOps Trends – What Does the Future Hold?
In this forward-looking discussion Eric Robertsonof CollabNet VersionOne, Robert Reeves of Datical and Derek Langone of XebiaLabs chatted about what the future holds for DevOps in the enterprise and what to be on the lookout for in the coming year.