How do DevOps and Agile integrate?

TL;DR; DevOps and Agile are closely connected, each offering a different but complementary focus: DevOps emphasizes engineering and continuous delivery, while Agile centers on people and process. Combining both approaches helps teams achieve better results by leveraging their unique strengths together. Development managers should encourage their teams to integrate both mindsets for optimal performance.

Published on 13 June 2023

Written by Martin Hinshelwood

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DevOps & Agile: Two Sides of the Same Coin 🪙

Have you ever been curious about how DevOps and Agile integrate and truly mesh?"

I see them as intertwined – two sides of the same illustrious coin. 🔄 On one hand, you have DevOps, and on the other, Agile - a classic ‘heads or tails’ scenario.

Synchronised Synergies

While they embody the same essence at their core, here’s the twist – they both provide unique viewpoints.

While DevOps grants us an engineering perspective by emphasising the continuous delivery , lean , and engineering 🛠️

On the flip side, Agile focuses on leadership , process, and people. It’s the human-centric approach, nurturing and guiding.🌱

Two unique lenses observe a comprehensive view of the same objective.

Don’t Get Hung Up

Here’s my simple take: “Don’t get hung up on the differences.”

Embrace both and watch the magic unfold in synchronisation! ✨

It’s all about understanding their individual strengths and harnessing them collectively.

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So how did DevOps and Agile integrate? I think of them as two sides of the same coin. DevOps is on one side, Agile’s on the other side. Heads or tails, they are fundamentally the same thing. They are just looking at the same thing from a different lens.

One is looking at this thing from a lens of leadership and process in people, right? That’s the Agile lens. The other one is the DevOps lens that is looking at things from the perspective of continuous delivery, lean, and engineering. Right? That’s the two lenses of the same thing.

So don’t get hung up on the difference between the two of them.

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