DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 (DASA) Training & Certification

The DASA DevOps Fundamentals certification adds value to individuals involved in IT 
development, operations, or service management. 

Anyone who requires a detailed understanding of DevOps principles, such as project and business managers, all professionals involved in IT quality assurance, testing and service management and anyone involved in the development, operation and delivery of IT services.

After having completed the DASA DevOps Fundamentals certification, participants will be able 
to:

• Participate successfully in DevOps transformation within their organization by sharing a 
  common understanding and vocabulary required for DevOps ways of working
• Define and discuss the key concepts and principles of DevOps.
• Explain the importance of flow, feedback, and continuous experimentation and learning 
  in guiding DevOps practices within an organization.
• Explain the core elements of a DevOps culture and its importance.
• Discuss ways in which organizations and teams can embrace a DevOps culture.
• Explain the importance of automation to improve the production cycle for higher value 
  and quality.
• Discuss ways to implement automation within a product lifecycle.
• Identify how Cloud and Delivery pipeline automation optimizes and accelerates the 
  ways of working.
• Describe how DevOps relates to Lean and Agile methodologies.
• Discuss the critical success factors for DevOps transformation.
• Get insight into the various organizational DevOps models and architectures.
• Explain the importance of building a culture and safe environment for information 
  sharing to enable successful collaboration

Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and ITSM principles is beneficial.

This course covers the foundational skills and knowledge required for a DevOps transformation 
journey, starting from the basics of DevOps, origin, and evolution to the current best practices in 
management, processes, and technology. The course aligns the vocabulary and concepts of 
DevOps across all employees and emphasizes the cultural aspects, recognizing that technology 
is just one part of the transformation journey.

DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 focuses on building a common frame of reference around 
philosophy, culture, and people dimensions critical to a successful DevOps transformation. For 
any IT organization undergoing transformation, DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 provides overarching
guidance with links to many other guidance products from DASA supporting individual roles and
the organization in multiple ways for building capabilities. 

Course contents:

• Introducing DASA DevOps Fundamentals
• Building DevOps Context
• Culture
• Automation
• Lean
• Measurement
• Sharing
• DASA Guidance
• Exam Preparation 

This training course prepares you for DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 certification exam.

The examination takes 60 minutes with non-native speakers of English being permitted an additional 15 minutes. It is a closed-book, web-based exam and consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. The passing grade is 65%. Participants are permitted to use scratch paper. 

The price of certification 270 € + vat. will be added to the course fee. We recommend you to take the certification exam in about 1 week after the training. The exam is remotely proctored, meaning that you can take the test anywhere: only an internet connection and a quiet place is needed. If you wish to take the exam at the end of the 2nd training day, approx 4.30 pm - 5.45 pm, we can provide you a room to take it as a remotely proctored exam with your own laptop.

You can download DASA DevOps Fundamentals mock exam here.

About DASA (DevOps Agile Skills Association)

DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) is a non-profit organization that provides an open, global community for DevOps and Agile skills development. It is organized as a community-driven platform open to participating member organizations to help define role-based competencies and learning curricula. For more information go to: www.devopsagileskills.org

This training is organized in affiliation with KnowIt Solutions. Training material and test is in English, training is run in Finnish or in English - see the schedule above.

Training days begin at 9:00 and end at 16:00, breakfast is available from 8:15 to 9:00 am.