APPENDIX A

CAPABILITIES TO DRIVE IMPROVEMENT

Our research has uncovered 24 key capabilities that drive improvements in software delivery performance in a statistically significant way. Our book details these findings. This appendix provides you with a handy list of these capabilities, each with a pointer to the chapter that covers it in detail (see also Figure A.1).

We have classified these capabilities into five categories:

  • Continuous delivery
  • Architecture
  • Product and process
  • Lean management and monitoring
  • Cultural

Within each category, the capabilities are presented in no particular order.

CONTINUOUS DELIVERY CAPABILITIES

  1. Use version control for all production artifacts. Version control is the use of a version control system, such as GitHub ...

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