Engineering Enablement by Abi Noda
Leading a DevEx team through transformation | Ana Petkovska (Nexthink)
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Quick takeaways
- The DevOps team underwent transformations from DevOps to Engineering Productivity (EngProd) and finally to Developer Experience (DevEx), emphasizing the need to prioritize tasks and support product teams effectively.
- Inspired by organizations like Google, the shift to Engineering Productivity (EngProd) and eventually to Developer Experience (DevEx) focused on improving developer productivity, onboarding, collaboration with product teams, and overall satisfaction.
Deep dives
Transformation from DevOps to DevX
The podcast episode discusses the journey of Anna Pekofska in leading a DevOps team through several transformations. Initially, the DevOps team was formed to handle the transition from on-premise to cloud infrastructure. However, as the team expanded and took on more responsibilities, it became challenging to prioritize tasks and support the product teams effectively. This led to the introduction of the concept of Engineering Productivity (Ench Prod) inspired by organizations like Google. Eventually, the focus shifted to Developer Experience (DevX), which emphasized improving the experience and productivity of the engineers. The DevX team worked on initiatives such as continuous deployment and revamping processes to achieve better delivery speed and reliability while enhancing the developer experience.
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