The BreakFree Blog

To Adopt DevOps, You Need a Game Plan

Through the DevOps Playbook Framework, enablement teams now exactly how to support the adoption of this core capability By Bradley...

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Avoid Pitfalls with Our Roadmap

6 critical steps for optimizing DevOps, Agile, and Cloud By Bradley Clerkin, CTO You need the right road map to get you where you want to...

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How NOT to Do DevOps 

To get the most value from DevOps, top enterprises avoid these 6 pitfalls By Bradley Clerkin, CTO By now, you’ve probably seen hundreds...

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Digital Transformation

Understanding Pre- and Post-Digital Operating Models

It’s not a transition, but an expansion of the IT operating model By Bradley Clerkin, CTO To have the most success from digital...

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Digital Transformation

Service Requests Mentality is a Blocker to Digital

IT must become a partner and enabler of digital — not a service provider By Bradley Clerkin, BreakFree Solutions CTO Becoming digitally...

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Do Devs Not Want to Do Ops?

Leaders who look to separate dev from ops may be missing the point. Should development and operations be separated again?

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Streamlining the Value Stream Mapping Process

When working with clients on their digital product initiatives, one of the first things we often do is create a value stream map (VSM).

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Reviewing Backlogs to Promote Functionality

A functional backlog supports the PO’s vision and allows the team to bring that vision to life. By BreakFree Solutions To be productive,...

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Is Your Team Cross-Functional or Multi-Functional?

When looking to speed up production times, cross-functional teams are the superior structure. By BreakFree Solutions Staff Many use the...

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The Digital Triad: DevOps, Agile and Cloud

You must operationalize all three By Bradley Clerkin The digital operating model for CIOs must include the triad of DevOps, Agile, and...

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DevOps Do’s and Don’t’s

A fundamental misunderstanding of DevOps is why so many companies get it wrong By Bradley Clerkin I recently stumbled across an article...

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How to Best Use Your Talents in Scrum

Each Myers Briggs personality type has different strengths they can use through Scrum methodology By Sara Fauver, Senior Solutions...

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Effective Application of Scrum Techniques and Tools

There are many different tools and techniques that can be used in Scrum — but not all teams should consider all tools all the time in...

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Cloud

5 Cloud Enablement Musts

By BreakFree Solutions Staff Digital is built on the cloud; how you enable cloud usage matters. You must enable broad and effective...

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SRE: DevOps’ Little Brother?

SRE may be hiding in DevOps' shadow but it’s equally important for digitally capable organizations By BreakFree Solutions Staff Most...

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How to Stop Sabotaging Your IT initiatives

Using the Simple Sabotage Field Manual as a guide of what NOT to do and share some strategies we perform consistently at BreakFree.

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