AZ-400: Get started on a DevOps transformation journey

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Understand what DevOps is and the steps to accomplish it
• Identify teams to implement the process
• Plan for the transformation with shared goals and timelines
• Plan and define timelines for goals

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Understand different projects and systems to guide the journey
• Select a project to start the DevOps transformation
• Identify groups to minimize initial resistance
• Identify project metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Understand agile practices and principles of agile development
• Create a team and agile organizational structure
• Identify ideal DevOps team members
• Select and configure tools for collaboration

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Design a tool integration strategy
• Design a license management strategy (e.g. Azure DevOps and GitHub users)
• Design a strategy for end-to-end traceability from work items to working software
• Design an authentication and access strategy
• Design a strategy for integrating on-premises and cloud resources

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Understand source control
• Apply best practices for source control
• Describe the benefits of using source control

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Apply source control practices in your development process
• Explain differences between centralized and distributed version control
• Understand Git and TFVC
• Develop using Git

By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

• Describe Azure Repos and GitHub
• Link Azure Boards and GitHub
• Migrate from TFVC to Git
• Work with GitHub Codespaces

• Introduction
• What is DevOps?
• Explore the DevOps journey
• Identify transformation teams
• Explore shared goals and define timelines
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Explore greenfield and brownfield projects
• Decide when to use greenfield and brownfield projects
• Decide when to use systems of record versus systems of engagement
• Identify groups to minimize initial resistance
• Identify project metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Explore agile development practices
• Explore principles of agile development
• Define organization structure for agile practices
• Explore ideal DevOps team members
• Enable in-team and cross-team collaboration
• Select tools and processes for agile practices
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• What is Azure DevOps?
• What is GitHub?
• Explore an authorization and access strategy
• Migrate or integrate existing work management tools
• Migrate or integrate existing test management tools
• Design a license management strategy
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Explore DevOps foundational practices
• What is source control?
• Explore benefits of source control
• Explore best practices for source control
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Understand centralized source control
• Understand distributed source control
• Explore Git and Team Foundation Version Control
• Examine and choose Git
• Understand objections to using Git
• Describe working with Git locally
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• Introduction
• Introduction to Azure Repos
• Introduction to GitHub
• Link GitHub to Azure Boards
• Migrate from TFVC to Git
• Use GIT-TFS
• Develop online with GitHub Codespaces
• Knowledge check
• Summary