Agile and DevOps Practices Course

Introduction to Agile and DevOps

• Agile mindset and values

• History and evolution of DevOps

• Benefits of Agile and DevOps integration

Agile Methodologies

• Scrum framework: roles, events, and artefacts

• Kanban system and flow optimisation

• Lean principles and waste reduction

• Agile project planning and backlog management

DevOps Principles and Culture

• DevOpscore values: CALMS (Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing)

• Collaboration and communication across teams

• Building a DevOps culture

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• CI/CD concepts and benefits

• Building and maintaining pipelines

• Tools for automation (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Overview of IaC

• Tools like Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation

• Versioning and managing infrastructure

Automation and Testing

• Automated unit, integration, and acceptance testing

• Test-driven development (TDD)

• Automation tools and framework

Monitoring, Logging, and Feedback

• Tools for monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)

• Centralised logging solutions (ELK Stack)

• Using feedback for continuous improvement

Version Control and Configuration Management

• Git basics and branching strategies

• Managing configurations across environments

• Release management and rollback strategies

DevOps Toolchains

• Overview of popular DevOps tools

• Building an end-to-end DevOps toolchain

• Tool integration and workflow automation

Agile and DevOps Transformation

• Steps for organisational adoption

• Identifying challenges and resistance

• Measuring success and scaling practices