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DevOps Fundamentals is the starting point for anyone involved in an Agile and/or DevOps team. Improved workflows and faster deployment start with a core understanding of DevOps fundamentals by all team members.

The DevOps Fundamentals Certification is designed to provide the core education necessary to build your DevOps vocabulary and to understand its principles and practices. With the help of key DevOps concepts and terminology, real life case studies, examples and interactive group discussions and extensive exercises in each module you will acquire a fundamental understanding of DevOps.

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Course Overview

Module 1: Course Introduction

Module 2: DevOps - The Context

DevOps Evolution
Business Benefits of DevOps
DevOps Principles
Goals and Measurements

Module 3: DevOps for Individuals

From Roles to T-shape DevOps Profiles
DASA Competence Model

Module 4: DevOps for Teams and Organizations

Culture and Behavior
Organizational Models
Team Autonomy
DevOps at Scale

Module 5: DevOps Practices

Module 6: The Next Steps

Analyze the Current Situation
Improve Incrementally

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Explain the drivers responsible for the emergence of DevOps.
Define and discuss the key concepts and principles of DevOps.
List and explain the business benefits of DevOps and continuous delivery.
Describe the Service Delivery process.
Explain the concepts of test automation, infrastructure automation, and build and deployment automation.
Describe how DevOps relates to Lean and Agile methodologies.
Summarize case studies of IT organizations that are making the transformation to Adaptive IT and DevOps models.
List the most common and popular DevOps tools.
Discuss the critical success factors for DevOps implementation.

Audience

Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations, or IT service management
Individuals whose role are touched by DevOps and continuous delivery, such as the following IT roles:
- DevOps engineers
- Product owners
- Integration specialists
- Operations managers
- Incident and change managers
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Business managers
- Automation architects
- Enterprise architects
- Testers

N.B. Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and ITSM principles is beneficial

Exam Information

The DevOps Fundamentals exams are delivered by APMG and iSQI. Training organizations can attain the vouchers for the exam through your courseware partner.

Delivery	Online and Paper-based
Format	Closed-book format, participants can bring scratch paper
Proctoring	Live/Webcam
Duration	60 minutes, 15-minute additional time for non-native candidates
Number of questions	40, simple multiple choice (1 mark per question)
Pass Grade	65%

Prerequisites

Requirements for Instructors

The requirements to become a DASA DevOps Instructors are:

Hold the relevant course certificate.
Pass the exam with a 10% higher pass rate than the standard passing rate - so 75% in this case
Must have attended the TTT of one of the courseware providers and/or there is sufficient proof that the trainer has been properly familiarized with the content.
Has ordered, received and reviewed the Instructor package of one of the courseware providers for the specific course.
Has 2 years experience (or more) managing and/or consulting in a related domain.
Has successfully delivered training programs in the past (minimum 10 sessions in 2 years).
In case of virtual training, the trainer has to be familiar with the platform to be used for the specific training.
Accreditation: become affiliated with an already Registered DASA Accredited Training Partner or sign up your organization as DASA Accredited Training Partner through one of the courseware providers to deliver training.

How Does DevOps Fundamentals Fit into the DASA Competence Module?

After completing this course, you will cover the area marked as DevOps Fundamentals in the following figure of the DASA DevOps certification scheme. As a result, you will reach the “Competent” level of the scheme.

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Learn more about DASA Competence Model

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Resources

Interview: Up Close with a DASA Trainer: Thomas Kruitbosch

Interview: What Feedback Does DASA Receive from Companies After DASA DevOps Fundamental Course?

Webinar: Redefining DASA DevOps Fundamentals

Ways to get DASA certified

There are different ways to obtain your DASA Certification. By far the most recommended solution is to join a class from one of DASA's Accredited Training Partners. Most of the classes offered are Virtual Instructor-Led and the courses known to DASA are listed on the Partner Course Calendar below!

Some students prefer a Self Study approach. This can be handy if you want to get your certification fast or if the timeslots provided by our Accredited Training Partners do not match your schedule. Self Study is a convenient way to learn. DASA has bundles available that include an online DASA exam. This exam is the same as provided by DASA Accredited Training Partners. Please note that not all programs are available in Self Study format.

Upcoming Partner Courses

Available Self-study Packages

Upcoming Partner Courses

September 2022

September 26 @ 9:00 am-September 29 @ 1:00 pm CDT