Burnout can be prevented, and DevOps can help

The fourth annual Puppet Labs State of DevOps Report is available.  In summary, we continue to see improvement in the operational stability & employee productivity of teams that have implemented DevOps practices.  Some of the key findings in this years report are:-

1. High-performing IT organisations deploy 30x more frequently with 200x shorter lead times; they have 60x fewer failures and recover 168x faster.

2. Lean management and continuous delivery practices create the conditions for delivering value faster, sustainably.

3. High performance is achievable whether your apps are greenfield, brownfield or legacy.

4. IT managers play a critical role in any DevOps transformation.

5. Diversity matters.

6. Deployment pain can tell you a lot about your IT performance.

7. Burnout can be prevented, and DevOps can help.

Some other interesting facts out of the report are:-

“We also found that high performers are more likely to use a microservices architecture, and less likely to outsource software development or run their software on mainframes.”

“Failures are unavoidable, but how quickly you detect and recover from failure can mean the difference between leading the market and struggling to catch up with the competition.”

“When you apply lean management and continuous delivery practices to software delivery, you get the same results — higher quality, shorter cycle times with quicker feedback loops, and lower costs. And the benefits don’t stop there: These practices also contribute to creating a culture of learning and continuous improvement, lower levels of burnout, and higher organisational performance overall.”

“Ensuring that quality is built into each stage of the process implies:

• Better code quality.

• Better testing.

• Building apps with testability and deployability in mind.

• Creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Quality isn’t just the responsibility of one team; it’s the shared responsibility of everyone involved in the software delivery lifecycle. High-performing organizations know this and build quality into the entire process.”

“Team leaders shape the culture according to their own proclivities, by creating incentive structures that reward certain behaviours. These incentive structures also affect how team members process and share information, cooperate and collaborate.”

You can download the full report here