DevOps Foundation (DOFD) ® Certification - Classroom (exam included)

DevOps Foundation (DOFD)® Certification - Classroom (exam included)

The DOI DevOps Foundation (DOFD®) Certification is an entry-level credential offered by the DevOps Institute (DOI) that validates an individual's understanding of DevOps principles, practices, and culture. This certification is ideal for professionals seeking to build a solid foundation in DevOps concepts and apply them to improve collaboration, efficiency, and business outcomes within their organizations.

Key Features

• Course and material are available in English
• Beginner friendly
• 2 days online classroom
• 8 hours per day
• 14 hours recommended study time
• Official exam voucher and certification included

DevOps has become an essential and widely-utilized cultural and professional movement for optimizing development and operations practices. In organizations weighed down by inefficient, siloed project teams, DevOps can provide incredible boosts to productivity, collaboration, reliability, speed, and ROIs. Studying the approach is also a fantastic way for development, operations, testing, quality assurance (QA), and IT management staff to become highly employable DevOps engineers.

Comprehensive Coverage:

• Introduces the core principles and practices of DevOps.
• Covers essential concepts like Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), automation, and cultural transformation.

Focus on Collaboration:

• Emphasizes breaking down silos between development, operations, and other teams.
• Promotes communication, collaboration, and shared responsibility.

Aligned with Modern Practices:

• Includes guidance on leveraging tools and technologies for automation, monitoring, and testing.
• Covers modern workflows and methodologies like Agile and Lean.

Vendor-Neutral:

• Provides foundational knowledge that can be applied across various industries and tools.

Learning Outcomes

• Benefits of DevOps for managing IT development and operations
• Applying the approach to real world-organizations, regardless of their size, location, sector, or industry
• How DevOps tools can be used to create automated operations and development processes
• How the approach can lead to higher-quality and more regularly-released code, products, and services

Who Should Enroll in this Program?

The DevOps Foundation (DOFD®) Certification is suitable for a wide range of professionals involved in IT, development, operations, and related fields. It provides foundational knowledge of DevOps principles, making it ideal for individuals and teams looking to adopt or contribute to DevOps practices in their organizations.

• IT Professionals Transitioning to DevOps
• Managers and Executives
• Project Managers and Team Leads
• Agile Practitioners
• Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing Professionals
• Business Stakeholders
• Students and Entry-Level IT Professionals
• DevOps Enthusiasts and Trainers

Course Content

1. Introduction to DevOps Foundation®

This module introduces learners to the DevOps online training course, giving them a clear idea of what to expect from the beginning up until the examination.

2. Exploring DevOps

This module will give learners a clear introduction to the core concepts and fundamentals of DevOps, along with its purpose and how what DevOps costs to implement can quickly be outweighed by the advantages it can offer software-driven organizations.

By the end of the module, learners will be able to:

• Define DevOps
• Describe why it matters
• Describe the business relationship
• Describe the IT perspective

3. Core Principles and Practices

Moving on from the introduction, this module will educate learners on DevOps’ practices and principles.

By the end of the module, learners will be able to:

• Identify the three DevOps principles
• Describe the Theory of Constraints
• Describe the Second Way
• Describe the Third Way
• Identify DevOps practices
• List the continuous process
• Describe site reliability
• Describe DevSecOps
• Describe ChatOps and KanBan

4. Business and Technology Frameworks

This module looks at the importance of business and technology frameworks for effective IT service management. It will also describe popular examples like Agile and Lean.

By the end of the module, learners will be able to describe:

• Frameworks
• Agile
• ITSM
• Lean
• Safety culture
• Learning organizations
• Types of funding

5. Culture, Behavior, and Operating Models

This module examines the roles that organizational culture and behavior play in the successful use of operating models.

By the end of this module, learners will be able to describe:

• Culture, behavior and operating models
• The impact of organizational culture

6. Automation and Architecting DevOps Toolchains

Automation and toolchains are both essential for using DevOps successfully. This module will examine the benefits that each of them has to offer.

By the end of this module, learners will be able to describe:

• DevOps automation and architecting toolchains
• DevOps toolchains

7. Measures, Metrics and Reporting

This module looks at how to track and report on the metrics relating to DevOps.

By the end of the module, learners will be able to:

• Describe measures, metrics, and reporting
• Define lead/ cycle times

8. Sharing, Shadowing and Evolving

This module looks at the various roles associated with DevOps, as well as leadership, cultures, and the most important factors for ensuring success.

By the end of the module, learners will be able to:

• Describe sharing, shadowing, and evolving
• List types of DevOps days
• Identify roles
• Describe DevOps leadership
• Describe organizational culture
• Define “start where you are”
• Describe critical success factors

9. Practice Exam Simulators

These practice exams are designed to simulate the conditions that learners will face when taking the official DevOps Foundation examination. It will be well worth testing your knowledge before booking your exam, as it will give you the chance to highlight and revise any modules which you have been struggling with.

Be sure to spend enough time going through our DevOps online training resources to prepare yourself for the exam.

Exam Details

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for studying or sitting the DOI DevOps Foundation certification exam. However, a basic knowledge of ITSM and Agile can be helpful.

Exam (Online)

• Duration of 60 minutes (25% extra time for candidates taking the exam in a language other than their native language)
• Open book (it is possible to use the PeopleCert OTM - Official Training Material)
• 40 multiple choice questions
• 1 mark for each correct answer
• Passing score: 26/40 marks - 65%