The goal of any software development based project management is to strike a balance between the requirements of the business and the capability of the resources. It has been observed in several cases that project management fails to deliver when it lays emphasis only on the business requirements neglecting the limitations of the developers or stands only for the developers’ cause forgetting the call of the business. This is the reason why project managers are advised to implement standard methodologies in their projects.
Needless to say, there are a large number of project management methodologies available in the market today that provide close knit frameworks for software development. One such methodology that has been gaining immense popularity in recent times is DevOps. DevOps seeks to reduce the software development cycle time through the delivery of increments in close association with the business.
According to many reports, the projects that have adopted DevOps as their primary project methodology, have been successful not only in reducing their software development cycle time but also in maintaining high quality standards of the deliveries. Today most companies across the world want to adopt DevOps as the primary project management methodology. This has resulted in an increase in the demand of DevOps consulting.
Consultants who have experience in this regard are being hired by companies at handsome payrolls. Companies are also looking for third party consulting from agencies which provide project management services. It is really a matter of surprise that DevOps has been able to gain this level of reverence from software development companies in a short period.
The popularity of DevOps has also triggered the development of DevOps automation tools which help in automating the software development process in line with the methodology. However, one requires skilled resources to run DevOps automation tools. Project managers often confuse DevOps with Agile and try to use agile resources for implementing DevOps in the project. However, there are a few fundamental differences between Agile and DevOps, and so it is recommended to go for specialized consultancy for project implementation.
It is definitely the decision of the business organization whether to hire DevOps consultants to form an internal team to look after the in-house implementation of the methodology or give the contract to a third party. Both decisions have got their pros and cons. It has been observed that larger organizations invest more in developing their own DevOps team as it is definitely rewarding in the long run.
