Beyond Automation: How DevOps Principles Foster Trust and Collaboration
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Trust is essential for high performing teams, but building it requires more than good intentions. In this session, we explore how DevOps principles and practices and the metrics behind them create visibility, accountability, and confidence across teams and stakeholders. Through real world stories tied to key performance indicators, we’ll uncover how these measures not only improve delivery but also strengthen trust from the individual level to the organizational culture. Finally, we’ll look at what it takes to build an environment where these practices thrive, where teams have clarity, autonomy, and the ability to act within their circle of control. By connecting metrics, trust, and culture, you’ll gain insights on enabling sustainable success without falling into blind optimism or rigid oversight.
We'll meet at the Improving Training Center in Independence, right off of I-77/Rockside Rd
## About the Speaker ##
Kyle Jenkins is driven to help you ease the pain of work, whether it’s technology bleeding resources or trouble working with a team of people. As a full stack developer, public speaker, and principal consultant with Improving, a global software development consulting and training company, he integrates into teams to provide quality software solutions and into the IT and Agile community to improve processes and teamwork. On the side, he is an avid video gamer, and loves correlating the challenges and learnings from video games to the world of work.
## Agenda ##
Doors will be open at 5:00pm, and we'll start with social networking while enjoying some food and beverages courtesy of Improving.
The Talk will start around 6:15pm, and afterwards they'll be more general networking right up until doors close around 8pm.
## Call for Speakers ##
We'd love to return to monthly meetings, but we need speakers! All topics related to DevOps are welcome. Here are some possible ideas to help you get started:
- AI for DevOps
- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Projects that Facilitate Buy-In from the Business
- DevOps with Agile and Scrum
- DevSecOps and Container Security Strategy
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