Agent of Change? Here's Your Helmet.

Abstract:

As the popularity of DevOps rises, and more companies become interested in the benefits that a DevOps culture can bring, they get the idea that they can hire someone to Bring the DevOps@ In this talk I will describe what you're actually getting into and some of the questions that you should ask before deciding that this is your next career move.

A company that wants help bootstrapping a DevOps culture shift may seem like an attractive move for someone who is looking to make a move? What's not to like? There seems to be a lot of these jobs now. It looks like a chance to make your name, and heavily influence a culture that wants to be influenced.

But this path is fraught with peril. Choosing the wrong company - especially as an Agent of Change - could harm your health and your career. In this talk, I will describe:

• What problems do they want you to solve?
• The ways that companies delude themselves.
• The people that you'll meet.
• The roadblocks that you'll encounter.
• The questions that you should ask before deciding to take the job.

Speaker:

H. "Waldo" Grunenwald