Monthly Meeting - Key Factors for creating and running successful DevOps teams

Matt Braafhart will lead us in a discussion about key factors for creating and running successful DevOps teams.

Here are the speaking points:

-Overview of DevOps, where it came from along with its key enablers
-Why DevOps really is a better way to deliver working software faster
-Discuss the evolution to DevOps and modern software development practices
-Discuss DevOps Team structure, size and make-up
-Team Roles and responsibilities
-Tooling and technical expertise needed
-DevOps team processes and activities
-Organizational support requirements
-Summary
-Q&A

Presenter BIO- Matt Braafhart

I’ve been working in the IT industry for 22 years, building software and information systems for finance, insurance, government, education, manufacturing, real estate, and healthcare organizations. I began my career working as an entry level web developer and moved to leading development teams, mentoring, architecting software solutions, advising organizations on IT strategy to running multiple SaaS startup businesses.

I have held different roles in software development teams at several organizations utilizing various processes and methodologies and through those experiences I have come to a better understanding of what makes one team more successful than another. The organization’s culture, people and process plays a vital role in its ability to deliver high quality software at high velocity with predictability.

In my current role I am a Cloud solutions architect and DevOps guru for Sogeti-Capgemini where I assist in building successful software development teams to deliver world class solutions for our clients.

B.S Management Information Systems – Iowa State University
M.S Information Assurance – Iowa State University
Microsoft Certified Professional

Amenities - Food and Drinks will be provided!