Presented in October 2016 at DevOpsDays Raleigh, together with Jen Krieger.

1. TOOLS AREN’T JUST ABOUT TECH
Applying the Open Decision Framework to DevOps
Rebecca Fernandez
Principal Employment Branding + Communications Specialist
Jen Krieger
Chief Agile Architect, Products & Technologies

2. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5502
EVER HAD THIS THOUGHT?
“If they only understood…”

3. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5503
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
“If I had only known…”

4. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5504
There is a better way.
(We call it the Open Decision Framework. You can find it on GitHub.)

5. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5505
OPEN SOURCE PRINCIPLES
The Open Decision Framework applies them to decision-making and project management
Release early + often
Continuous shared improvement
Meritocracy
Letting the best ideas win
Open exchange
Freely sharing ideas and info
Participation
Everyone has a voice (not a vote)
Community
We can do more together

6. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5506
LEAD WITH
TRANSPARENCY
And identify any parts of the
process that cannot be open
Roadmap, research, progress,
milestones, difficult trade-offs,
business requirements...
PUBLISH YOUR WORK
AS YOU GO
And manage expectations
along the way
SET EXPECTATIONS
UPFRONT
OPEN EXCHANGE
Tips from the Open Decision Framework

7. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5507
ENGAGE CUSTOMERS + STAKEHOLDERS EARLY AND OFTEN
Especially those who may disagree
MAKE IT SAFE TO VOICE CONCERNS
And remain open to new ideas and perspectives
BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT FEEDBACK YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
And who is making the decisions
PARTICIPATION
Tips from the Open Decision Framework

8. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5508
PUBLISH PROGRESS
OPENLY
Encourage people to help you
see things you’ve missed
Highlight changes made in
response to feedback
SHOW HOW FEEDBACK IS
SHAPING THE PROJECT
Help people make sense of
the work you’re doing
REITERATE REQUIREMENTS
+ CONSTRAINTS
RELEASE EARLY, RELEASE OFTEN
Tips from the Open Decision Framework

9. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry5509
IF A SUGGESTION ISN’T FEASIBLE, EXPLAIN WHY
Point back to your business requirements and constraints
MERITOCRACY
Tips from the Open Decision Framework

10. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry55010
ACTIVATE YOUR AMBASSADORS
Equip the community to help you promote your project and clear up misinformation
COMMUNITY
Tips from the Open Decision Framework

11. Rebecca @ruhbehka Jen @mrry55011
Download the Open Decision Framework
(and remix it for your organization!)
Watch the video on how one Red Hat team
used the same principles to make the DevOps
transformation
LEARN MORE
Where to go from here

12. THANK YOU
Rebecca Fernandez: @ruhbehka
Jen Krieger: @mrry550