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Can you align DevOps and Software Engineering Teams Through Scrum?

Explores how Scrum can align DevOps and software engineering teams by fostering transparency, feedback, and engineering excellence in Agile software development.

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Bridging DevOps & Software Engineering Through Scrum ! 🔥

Hello Agile enthusiasts! 🌟

Many of you have been posing a thought-provoking question to me lately, and it’s a question that often arises in Agile: “Can DevOps and Software Engineering teams truly align through Scrum?” 🌟

Transparent Path to Alignment

Without hesitation, my immediate response is a resounding ‘Yes!’

Scrum, at its heart, isn’t just a methodology. It’s a beacon for alignment and cohesion.  🤝 

One of its core tenets demands a working, usable product at the end of every sprint.

Imagine that – tangible results, sprint after sprint, yes, even the inaugural one! 🚀

This isn’t just a stipulation or a lofty ideal. It’s foundational. 

It’s a practical, actionable outcome that embodies the spirit of transparency and feedback and is the hallmark of what makes Scrum so effective.

How Do We Achieve Synchronicity

So, how do we manifest this engineering excellence ?

It’s tempting to think that such harmony emerges out of the blue.

But the truth?

Well, it’s far from magic and it’s not some spontaneous occurrence. No, far from it.

It’s about discipline. It’s about engineering excellence. It’s about embedding DevOps practices deep into our workflow.  🔧 

When we couple these formidable software engineering practices with the guiding principles of Scrum, we’re not just churning out software. We’re striving to craft masterpieces.

Eager to experience this synergy firsthand?

Take a look at my Agile and Scrum courses, and together, let’s revolutionise how we think about software development !

Can Scrum help us align DevOps and software engineering practices? I think it can. One of the fundamental things that Scrum requires is that we have a working, usable product at the end of every Sprint, including the first. That’s our fundamental transparency and feedback loop. How do we get that? Do we just get it magically? No, we need engineering excellence. We need DevOps. We need all of those awesome software engineering practices. Bring them together with Scrum, and then we’re able to deliver fantastic software.

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