How to measure developer happiness in pipelines
I have been tasked with optimizing our pipeline, but I want to focus on developer happiness rather than just build speed. What are the key metrics I should be tracking? I am thinking of tracking:Faile...
10 questions for auditing our delivery pipeline
I am auditing our current continuous delivery process and I want to ask the right questions to uncover hidden technical debt. What are the top 10 questions I should be asking the engineering managers?...
Our CI CD pipeline is painfully slow
Our build times have crept up to over 25 minutes, and it is killing our developer velocity. We are using Jenkins with a massive monolith repository. What are the best strategies to optimize this? I ha...
Dealing with flaky tests in the CI pipeline
Our CI pipeline fails at least once a day due to 'flaky tests' that pass when re-run. This is destroying trust in our automation. How do you handle this? Do you implement an automatic retry mechanism,...
Need a CI CD pipeline roadmap
I am starting from scratch to build a pipeline for a startup. It feels like there are too many tools to choose from. Could someone share a realistic roadmap for evolving from basic continuous integrat...
CI CD vs DevOps confusion
I am a junior dev and I keep seeing these terms used interchangeably, but my lead developer says they are completely different things. I understand that CI/CD is a set of practices for automation, but...
Should we move away from Jenkins?
Jenkins is becoming a massive maintenance headache for us. Plugins are constantly breaking, and the UI feels like it is from 2005. For those who have migrated away from Jenkins, was it worth the effor...
Struggling to define the 7 Cs of DevOps in our org
My team is trying to adopt a more formal DevOps culture, and we keep hearing about the 7 Cs. I understand Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, but the rest feel a bit ambiguous when we try ...
Scrum 3 5 3 rule for managers
My manager keeps asking me for a Gantt chart. I keep telling them about the 3-5-3 rule in Agile, but they don't get it. How do I translate Scrum terminology into language that project-focused managers...
Is the CSPO enough for a Senior PO role?
I have five years of experience as a business analyst and I am about to get my CSPO. Can I apply for Senior Product Owner roles? Will the certification compensate for the lack of explicit PO experienc...
