Why flow metrics should be your Rosetta Stone of software delivery

Just as the discovery of the Rosetta Stone gave us a translation tool to unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt, the emergence of flow metrics provides business and IT executives with a window into the enigmatic world of software delivery.
These business-centric metrics provide a common language for making collaborative decisions to accelerate the value delivery of an enterprise's software portfolio.

The Humble Programmer - by Edsger W. Dijkstra

As a result of a long sequence of coincidences I entered the programming profession officially on the first spring morning of 1952 and as far as I have been able to trace, I was the first Dutchman to do so in my country. In retrospect the most amazing thing was the slowness with which, at least in my part of the world, the programming profession emerged, a slowness which is now hard to believe. But I am grateful for two vivid recollections from that period that establish that slowness beyond any doubt.

Has DevOps morphed into ITSM?

The more that DevOps matures, the more it looks like IT service management (ITSM).

What? For some time, DevOps has been challenging the old ways of doing ITSM. DevOps has been shifting the traditional ITSM mindset from one of "control" to one of "enablement."

But the disciplines are increasingly merging. Here's why and how.

El TPS (Toyota Production System)

Este post, decidi hacerlo en castellano. Xq se preguntaran? Xq seguramente pierda mucho del vocabulario y la escencia que quiero impactar en el mismo, con la visita que he tenido la oportunidad de realizar.
Me ha gustado mucho pasear por la fabica y conversar con las personas que son parte de Toyota y que hacen que mi auto particular sea parte de ellos también en este momento ;)
Simplemente, pienso y creo, que mucho de lo que van a leer, es el ideal que muchas empresas buscan.
Gracias por haberme invitado a aprender y verlos en accion :D

DevOps Metrics and Key Performance Indicators

When tracking key DevOps metrics, focus less on the perceived success or failure according to any one indicator, but rather, on the story these metrics tell when examined together. A result that seems problematic on its own could look completely different when analyzed alongside additional data.


Careful tracking of the KPIs highlighted bellow can ensure not only greater efficiency in development and production, but more importantly, the best possible end-user experience. Embrace DevOps metrics, and you could see vast improvements in application deployment and feedback.

Using DevOps Metrics Effectively

If you’re a DevOps leader, you have a very tough job. You have to radically transform processes and behaviors that have been ingrained in IT for decades. You have to adopt new technologies quickly while still delivering code quickly and cost-efficiently. And you have to do all this better than your peers at other companies. Otherwise, you’ll simply slow your company’s progress in the new digital marketplace while your better-performing competitors gain advantage.

DevOps & KPIs is making an impact?

DevOps encourages incremental changes and faster releases while also improving quality and satisfaction. But how do we know if DevOps is making an impact? How do we decide what needs to change? We need to measure and this is where DevOps metrics come in.