DevOps and Value Stream Flow Training
(CT-M103)
DevOps and Value Stream Flow Training
(CT-M103)

This two-day workshop brings together the principles of DevOps and value stream thinking to help teams accelerate the flow of work from idea to delivery. Participants learn to visualize their delivery pipeline, identify bottlenecks, apply DevOps practices like CI/CD, and use flow metrics to improve speed and quality. Ideal for cross-functional teams aiming to reduce delays, increase deployment frequency, and foster collaboration across development, operations, QA, and security.

🎯 Learning Objective

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Understand and apply value stream thinking from idea to delivery
  • Map their team’s value stream and identify high-impact bottlenecks
  • Apply DevOps principles (flow, feedback, learning) in their delivery context
  • Design or optimize CI/CD pipelines that support fast and reliable releases
  • Interpret flow metrics like lead time for change and change failure rate
  • Collaborate effectively across Dev, QA, Ops, and Security teams
  • Use telemetry and metrics to drive flow-based improvement conversations

📌 Who Should Attend

Development, QA, and Operations Engineers
DevOps, SRE, and Platform Teams
Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Release Managers
Product Managers and Engineering Leaders interested in improving delivery flow

Level: Intermediate

Team Format: Cross-functional product or platform teams, or delivery groups spanning Dev, QA, and Ops

🛠️ Format & Duration

Format: In-person / Virtual
Duration: 2 Days
Delivery Style: Value stream mapping workshops, pipeline walkthroughs, team-based metric exercises
Language: English

🧭 Customization Options

This workshop can be tailored to your delivery stack (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps), delivery maturity, and business model. Real pipelines and organizational value streams can be analyzed in-session to make improvements actionable.

🧩 Key Topics

  • Value Stream Thinking
    Learn to view your product lifecycle through the lens of flow efficiency
  • Mapping the Flow of Value
    Conduct hands-on exercises to visualize your value stream from ideation to production
  • Bottlenecks and Delay Sources
    Identify wait states, rework, handoffs, and other sources of friction
  • DevOps Principles
    Explore the DevOps “Three Ways”: flow, feedback, and continual learning
  • CI/CD Pipeline Fundamentals
    Understand pipeline stages from commit to deploy, with focus on automation and visibility
  • Flow Metrics and DORA Indicators
    Measure lead time for change, deployment frequency, MTTR, and change failure rate
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
    Break down silos by aligning goals and feedback loops across Dev, QA, Ops, and Security
  • Telemetry and Flow Improvement
    Use real-time signals to guide improvement decisions and visualize flow health

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