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DevOps Principles & CI/CD Implementation

DevOps Principles & CI/CD Implementation

DevOps, Agile & Technology Leadership

DevOps Principles & CI/CD Implementation

DevOps Principles & CI/CD Implementation focuses on the team practices and tooling that make frequent, reliable releases possible. It explains shared ownership between development and operations, then shows how to design and run CI/CD pipelines. Higher levels cover automated quality gates, release strategies, delivery metrics and leading a DevOps transformation.

Levels: 4
Starting from: 290 credits

Choose a level

Each level is unlocked on its own

Level 1 / 4

Beginner

290 credits

What you will study: DevOps values and principles, shared ownership, breaking down silos, the application lifecycle, feedback loops, blameless culture and how collaboration models differ between organisations. Real team situations show the difference these ideas make.
Who it is for: For team members, managers and engineers who want to understand the culture and ways of working behind DevOps before changing any tools or pipelines. No technical depth is needed at this stage.
What you will be able to do: You can explain the cultural side of DevOps, identify silos that slow delivery in your own team and suggest practical first steps towards closer collaboration. Your team can start improving how it works together right away.

Level 2 / 4

Intermediate

490 credits

What you will study: Designing CI workflows, branching strategies, automating unit and integration tests, build and artefact management, pipeline stages for delivery and configuring environments for testing. Example pipelines are built up gradually, one stage at a time.
Who it is for: For engineers ready to implement CI/CD who want a clear, step-by-step approach to designing pipelines that fit their team's workflow. It turns DevOps principles into practical tooling.
What you will be able to do: You can design and configure a CI/CD pipeline suited to your team, automate its tests and move builds reliably through each environment towards release. Each change will be checked automatically before it ships.

Level 3 / 4

Advanced

790 credits

What you will study: Quality gates and approvals, environment management, feature flags, progressive delivery, canary and blue-green releases, automated rollbacks and release coordination across dependent services. Each technique is compared by the risk it removes and the effort it needs.
Who it is for: For teams already running pipelines who want safer, more controlled releases and fewer late-night surprises when changes reach production. It focuses on releasing changes with less risk.
What you will be able to do: You can add quality gates that stop risky changes, release features gradually with flags and roll back quickly when a deployment does not behave as expected. Releases will become routine rather than stressful events.

Level 4 / 4

Expert

1,090 credits

What you will study: Leading organisational change, delivery metrics such as lead time and change failure rate, value stream mapping, platform teams, continuous improvement practices and reporting progress to leadership. Case-style scenarios show how organisations measure and improve delivery.
Who it is for: For engineering leaders and senior practitioners guiding DevOps adoption across an organisation and measuring whether delivery is truly improving. It suits people accountable for delivery across many teams.
What you will be able to do: You can lead a DevOps transformation, measure delivery performance with meaningful metrics and build a lasting culture of continuous improvement across teams. Improvements will be visible, measurable and sustained over time.

Levels are paid for with credits. Access details are emailed to you, typically within 24 hours, and if nothing arrives after 72 hours, please contact us.

About This Learning Material

DevOps Principles & CI/CD Implementation approaches DevOps as a way of working as much as a set of tools. It suits engineers who build pipelines, as well as team leads and managers who want to improve how their teams plan, ship and support software.

The Beginner level explains DevOps culture, collaboration models, the application lifecycle and why silos slow delivery down. Intermediate covers designing continuous integration workflows, automating tests and configuring delivery pipelines step by step. Advanced focuses on quality gates, environment management, feature flags, rollbacks and progressive release strategies. Expert looks at leading change across an organisation, using delivery metrics such as lead time and change failure rate, and building a culture of continuous improvement.