Devops Maturity Model

(Initial) (Defined) (Managed) (Measured) (Optimized)

Level 1 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Level 2
• Software is built • Regular, automated
Build manually. build process • Automated build & test
cycle every time a • Teams regularly meet to
Management & • No Management of • Any build can be re- change is committed. • Build metrics gathered,
made visible & acted on. discuss integration
artifacts and reports created from source problems and resolve
Continuous • No baselines are made control. • Dependencies managed
& integrated. • Build are not left broken. them with automation,
as part of the build • Baselines are kept for faster feedback & better
Integration process key builds. • Re-use of scripts & tools. visibility.

• Manual process to • Automated deployment • All environments

deploy software. to some environments. • Fully automated, self- • Orchestrated
service push-button managed effectively.
Environments & • Environment-specific • Creation of new process for deploying deployments managed.
• Provisioning fully
binaries. environments is cheap. software. • Release and rollback
Deployment • Environment • All configuration processes implemented
automated.
• Same process to deploy & tested. • Virtualization used if
provisioned manually. externalized & to every environment. applicable.
versioned.
• Infrequent, untracked & • Painful & infrequent, but • Change management • Environment and
unreliable releases. reliable releases and approvals processes application health • Operations and delivery
Release • No communication • Limited traceability from • defined and enforced. monitored and
proactively
teams regularly
collaborate to manage
regarding a release. requirements to release
management & • No self- • Minimal self-
• Regulatory and
compliance conditions • managed. risks and reduce cycle
time.
compliance auditing/regulation. auditing/regulation met. • Cycle time monitored.

• Manual testing after • Quality metrics and

deployment. • Automated tests written trends tracked.
as part of story/feature • Automated unit and • Production rollbacks are
• Repeatable test plans acceptance tests. • Non functional rare.
development. requirements defined
Testing not enforced.
• Tests can be triggered by • Testing part of and measured. • Defects found and fixed
• Developers don't write automated build. development process. immediately.
or execute tests. • Testing team is fully
integrated..

• Database changes • Database upgrades and

• Changes to databases rollbacks tested with • Release to release
Data • Data migrations done with automated
performed automatically
as part or deployment every deployment. feedback loop of
unversioned & scripts & versioned with database performance
Management performed manually. application.
process. • Database performance
monitored and
and deployment
process.
optimized.
 Devops Maturity Model
• Processes are usually ad hoc and disordered. Outcomes are unpredictable, often exceeding
allocated budget and timelines. During times of crisis, you have a tendency to abandon process
Level 1 - and it is impossible to repeat successes.
Initial

• Processes are defined but not standardized across projects or even across different lifecycle
stages of the same project. The standards, process descriptions and procedures can vary
Level 2 - considerably from team to team.
Defined

• Processes are well characterized and standardized across all projects. Standard processes are
used to establish consistency throughout the organization. Projects establish their specialized
Level 3 - processes by modifying the standard processes to fit their needs and requirements, while still
Managed keeping to the standard frameworks defined by the organization.

• Process quality and performance are measured to achieve visibility and predictability. The
performance of your processes is controlled using statistical and other measurable techniques,
Level 4 - and predictions are based reliable data analytics.
Measured

• You are in the top percentile of DevOps practitioners. Your continuous assessments of the overall
Level 5 - process lead you to achieve your business objectives with minimal risk and cost.
Optimized