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Dates	Starts	Where	Status	Seat	Book
Dec 10-11	9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST	Live virtual	GUARANTEED	$1,495

About this class

DevOps Foundation® is a fast-paced, interactive two-day course that introduces essential DevOps principles, practices, and cultural shifts. Through real-world examples and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how DevOps bridges development and operations to drive collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement.

Inspired by The Phoenix Project and backed by the latest State of DevOps research, this course goes beyond theory. It helps business and technical professionals alike understand how to bridge silos, increase collaboration, and accelerate innovation. Whether you’re looking to drive digital transformation or just work more effectively in cross-functional teams, DevOps Foundation® sets you up for success.

What you'll be able to do

This course builds foundational knowledge of DevOps as both a cultural movement and a practical approach to modern software development. You'll explore the "Three Ways" of DevOps, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code, and automation strategies using tools like Docker and Kubernetes. It highlights how DevOps aligns with Agile, Lean, ITSM, and project management while supporting continuous improvement, reduced change failures, and faster deployment. You’ll also study real-world case studies, cultural frameworks, DevSecOps, and DevOps Institute best practices that accelerate innovation across the development and operations lifecycle.

Course outline

1 - Exploring DevOps

Defining DevOps
Why Does DevOps Matter?

2 - Core DevOps Principles

The Three Ways
The First Way
The Theory of Constraints
The Second Way
The Third Way
Chaos Engineering
Learning Organizations

3 - Key DevOps Practices

Continuous Delivery
Site Reliability & Resilience Engineering
DevSecOps
ChatOps
Kanban

4 - Business and Technology Frameworks

Agile
ITSM
Lean
Safety Culture
Learning Organizations
Sociocracy/Holacracy
Continuous Funding

5 - Culture, Behaviors & Operating Models

Defining Culture
Behavioral Models
Organizational maturity models
Target Operating Models

6 - Automation & Architecting DevOps Toolchains

CI/CD
Cloud
Containers
Kubernetes
DevOps Toolchain

7 - Measurement, Metrics, and Reporting

The Importance of Metrics
Technical Metrics
Business Metrics
Measuring & Reporting Metrics

8 - Sharing, Shadowing and Evolving

Collaborative Platforms
Immersive, Experiential Learning
DevOps Leadership
Evolving Change

Before you attend

Familiarity with IT software development and operations responsibilities.

Who this is for

The target audience for the DevOps Foundation course includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA and Testing professionals such as: Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations or IT service management. Individuals who require an understanding of DevOps principles IT professionals working within, or about to enter, an Agile Service Design Environment. The following IT roles: Automation Architects, Application Developers, Business Analysts, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, Infrastructure Architect, Integration Specialists, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Operations, IT Team Leaders, Lean Coaches, Network Administrators, Operations Managers, Project Managers, Release Engineers, Software Developers, Software Tester/QA, System Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers