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| Topic 1 | - Business and Technology Frameworks: This section of the exam measures the skills of IT operations specialists and covers various supporting frameworks that intersect with DevOps. These include Agile and Lean, IT Service Management, Value Stream Management, Site Reliability Engineering, Safety Culture, Learning Organisations, and Continuous Funding models that enable long-term adaptability.
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| Topic 2 | - Measurement, Metrics, and Reporting: This section of the exam measures the skills of DevOps engineers and covers metrics that help monitor and evaluate the performance of DevOps practices. Topics include speed, quality, culture, change lead time, cycle time, and the use of dashboards, value-driven metrics, and AIOps in reporting and decision-making.
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| Topic 3 | - Exploring DevOps: This section of the exam measures the skills of DevOps engineers and covers the foundations of DevOps, including its emergence as a critical discipline in the digital era. It introduces learners to the basic purpose, evolution, and significance of DevOps in modern software and infrastructure environments.
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| Topic 4 | - Automation, Architecting DevOps Toolchains: This section of the exam measures the skills of IT operations specialists and covers key automation principles within the DevOps toolchain. It focuses on CI
- CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, containerisation, cloud-native architecture, platform engineering, and emerging technologies like Machine Learning and Generative AI in DevOps contexts.
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| Topic 5 | - Sharing, Shadowing and Evolving: This section of the exam measures the skills of IT operations specialists and covers the collaborative and adaptive elements of DevOps in enterprise settings. It explores leadership, typical barriers and risks, and outlines how organisations can evolve their DevOps practices through continuous learning, peer shadowing, and experience-based transformation.
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| Topic 6 | - Culture, Behaviours, Operating Models: This section of the exam measures the skills of DevOps engineers and covers how to assess and evolve organisational culture in relation to DevOps transformation. It includes concepts such as Cultural Debt, Behavioural Models, and Organisational Maturity, helping professionals understand team dynamics and readiness for change.
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