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A DevOps team owns
one or more products.
A DevOps team is responsible
for the development, QA, and
operations of the products
they own.
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Does your enterprise IT organization practice
DevOps without a common team approach?
RULES For
Forming A
DevOps Team
To create a standardized way for development and operations teams to
work together at NetApp, the IT team differentiates a DevOps team from a
regular development team based on these 10 rules. Learn more in our latest
whitepaper, "DevOps the NetApp Way."
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A DevOps team should
not be smaller than three
people and not larger
than eight people.
A DevOps team has one
assigned team lead, who
leads and contributes to
the team.3
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A DevOps team's size
and scope can be
changed over time.
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A DevOps team applies
agile methodologies to
continuously enhance
the products they own.6
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DevOps is a journey, and these rules apply to where we are
in our journey today. As we further mature, we will continue
to evolve these rules.
A DevOps team actively observes
their products to assess and
improve their operational health.7
A DevOps team embraces
failures as opportunities
to learn and improve.
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A DevOps team can release a
new version of their product
independently and at any
time.9
A DevOps team maintains
collective ownership of
the products and shares
the knowledge with the
team.
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