DevOps Foundation Certification TRAINING
DevOps Foundation Certification
Learn to implement DevOps, Drive continuous improvement and become a valuable asset.
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Use Devops to transform processes by learning tools,
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- Experiential learning with case studies, engaging activities and more!

DOFD . 16 Hours . €1200 Beginner
DevOps Foundation
HIGH-IMPACT SKILIS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK
Key Facts
Course Fee: €1,200.00
DevOps Foundation® is a freestanding certification from DevOps Institute. The purpose of the certification and its associated course is to impart, test and validate knowledge of DevOps basic vocabulary, principles and practices. The vocabulary terms, concepts and practices are documented in the course learner materials. DevOps Foundation is intended to provide individuals with an understanding of basic DevOps concepts and how DevOps may be used to improve communication, collaboration and integration between software developers and IT operations professionals.
The DevOps Foundation examination is accredited, managed and administered under the strict protocols and standards of DevOps Institute.
No prerequisites / open book exams / web exams / 25 min more for non english native.
The target audience for the DevOps Foundation course includes Management, Operations, Developers, QA and Testing professionals such as:
- Individuals involved in IT development, IT operations or IT service management
- Individuals who require an understanding of DevOps principles
- IT professionals working within, or about to enter, an Agile Service Design Environment
The following IT roles: Automation Architects, Application Developers, Business Analysts, Business Managers, Business Stakeholders, Change Agents, Consultants, DevOps Consultants, DevOps Engineers, Infrastructure Architects, Integration Specialists, IT Directors, IT Managers, IT Operations, IT Team Leaders, Lean Coaches, Network Administrators, Operations Managers, Project Managers, Release Engineers, Software Developers
- Software Testers/QA, System Administrators, Systems Engineers, System Integrators, Tool Providers
- Although there are no formal prerequisites for the exam, DevOps Institute highly recommends the following to prepare candidates for the exam leading to DevOps Foundation certification:
- It is recommended that candidates complete at least 16 contact hours (instruction and labs) as part of a formal, approved training course delivered by an accredited Education Partner of DevOps Institute.
As organizations are facing new entrants in their respective markets, they need to stay competitive and release new and updated products on a regular basis rather than one or two times a year.
The DevOps Foundation course provides a baseline understanding of key DevOps terminology to ensure everyone is talking the same language and highlights the benefits of DevOps to support organizational success.
This DevOps Foundation training course includes the latest thinking, principles and practices from the DevOps community including real-world case studies from high performing organizations including ING Bank, Ticketmaster, Capital One, Alaska Air, Target, Fannie Mae, Societe Generale, and Disney that engage and inspire learners, leveraging multimedia and interactive exercises that bring the learning experience to life, including the Three Ways as highlighted in the Phoenix Project by Gene Kim and the latest from the State of DevOps and DevOps Institute Upskilling reports.
Learners will gain an understanding of DevOps, the cultural and professional movement that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, and automation to improve the flow of work between software developers and IT operations professionals.
The course is designed for a broad audience, enabling those on the business side to obtain an understanding of microservices and containers. Those on the technical side will obtain an understanding as to the business value of DevOps to reduce cost (15-25% overall IT cost reduction) with increased quality (50-70% reduction in change failure rate) and agility (up to 90% reduction in provision and deployment time) to support business objectives in support of digital transformation initiatives.
Unique and exciting exercises will be used to apply the concepts covered in the course and sample documents, templates, tools, and techniques will be provided to use after the class.
This certification positions learners to successfully complete the DevOps Foundation examination.
No prerequisites / open book exams / web exams / 25 min more for non english native.
Class and Course Introduction
- Agenda
- Certification Examination
- Body of Knowledge
What is DevOps?
- Definition, Goals and Stakeholders
- NoOps Vs NewOps
Why Now?
- What’s Driving the Business and IT
- Recent findings
The Business Perspective
- Outcome Economy
- The Golden Circle ‐ Business “Why”
- Business Value of DevOps
The IT Perspective
- IT Cultural and Technical Challenges
- Can IT be Bi‐modal?
DevOps Principles
- The Three Ways (Phoenix Project)
- Theory of Constraints
DevOps Practices
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery and Deployment
- Continuous Testing
- Rugged DevOps
- DevSecOps
- ChatOps
- Kanban
DevOps and Other Frameworks
- ITSM
- ITIL
- Agile Service Management
- Lean
- Lean Basics
- Lean Practices
- Value Stream Mapping
- Improvement Kata
DevOps Values
- Culture
- What is Culture?
- Cultural Debt
- Managing Culture Change
- Managing Conflict
- Automation
- Enablers , Benefits, Terms and First Steps for Getting Started
- DevOps Toolchains
- Deployment Pipeline
- Lean as a DevOps Value
- Measurement
- DevOps Metrics
- Sharing
- Ideas for encouraging Sharing
- Internal DevOps Days
DevOps In the Enterprise
- Roles
- Organizational Considerations
- DevOps Teams
Getting Started
- Challenges, Risks and Critical Success Factors
Please note that the €1,200.00 per seat is including Exam Voucher.
Successfully passing (65%) the 60 minute exam, consisting of 40 multiple-choice questions, leads to the DevOps Foundation Certificate. The certification is governed, administered and maintained by the DevOps Institute.
No prerequisites / open book exams / web exams / 25 min more for non english native.
Although there are no formal prerequisites for the exam, DevOps Institute highly recommends the following to prepare candidates for the exam leading to DevOps Foundation certification:
It is recommended that candidates complete at least 16 contact hours (instruction and labs) as part of a formal, approved training course delivered by an accredited Education Partner of DevOps Institute.
The DevOps Foundation certification uses the Bloom Taxonomy of Educational Objectives in the construction of both the content and the examination.
The DevOps Foundation exam contains Bloom 1 questions that test learners’ knowledge of DevOps concepts and vocabulary terms
The exam also contains Bloom 2 questions that test learner’s comprehension of these concepts in context
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- Attend a public course, if there is one available. Please check our schedule, or register your interest in joining a course in your area.
- Private onsite Team training also available, please contact us to discuss. We can customize this course to suit your business requirements.