Azure for DevOps: Designing a Strategy

Learn what it takes to design a robust DevOps strategy as you study for the Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400) exam. This course maps to the Design a DevOps strategy domain.

Introduction

• Designing a strategy: Azure for DevOps
• What you should know

1. Preparing for DevOps

• Setting timelines and goals
• Selecting a project to use
• Identify and define metrics and KPIs

2. Working with Teams and Organizations

• Defining an organization structure
• Define team structure
• Define team collaboration strategy
• Team mentoring strategies

3. Design an Agile Work Management Approach

• Review agile development practices
• Select a process for agile practices

4. Design a Quality Strategy for Development

• Understand and implement feature flags
• Understand and manage technical debt
• Performing code reviews
• Define a performance testing strategy

5. Design Secure Development Practices

• Define a code compliance strategy
• Define an infrastructure compliance strategy
• Define a code security strategy
• Define an infrastructure security strategy

6. Design a Tool and Migration Strategy

• Create a license management strategy
• Integrating and migrating work item tools
• Integrating and migrating test management tools
• Define authorization and access policies

Conclusion

• Course review and next steps