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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

Start with an influential manager you trust and recruit them as an ally. In your conversations, starting with that first manager, talk about the challenges your organization faces with software development. Here’s an example of how manager buy-in works in a complex situation, drawn from my experience as a consultant.

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DevOps vs Site Reliability Engineering: Concepts, Practices, and Roles

Altexsoft

For over a decade, two similar concepts — DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) — have been coexisting in the world of software development. This article explains how DevOps and SRE facilitate building reliable software, where they overlap, how they differ from each other, and when they can efficiently work side by side.

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AoAD2 Chapter 6: Invest in Change

James Shore

One way to understand how people respond to change is Virginia Satir’s Change Model, shown in the “Satir Change Model” figure. 1 As the figure shows, there are five stages to a change. Large changes—those that directly impact more than 30-70 people—require professional change management. Don’t skimp.

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