Glossary
The working vocabulary of technology leadership — software development, architecture, operations, and the flow of work between them — defined by the people who lead the field: the authors of IT Revolution's books and the speakers on its conference stages. Every entry is a primary source, credited: an author's own published words, or a speaker's own words from the talk. Some of these words look ordinary — flow, vulnerability, technical debt — but each carries a precise meaning in this field, and where our experts disagree, the senses sit side by side.
755 terms, in our authors' and speakers' own words — 134 defined by more than one voice, not always the same way.
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- 70-20-10 ruleDevOps Will Fail.. Unless! How the Simulations Will Help!
- 90th percentileThe Balanced Calendar: How to Optimize Your Time
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- A3Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- A/B testingWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- abstract environment configurationDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- abstract incident metricsFindings From The Field: Two Years of Studying Incidents Closely
- abstraction layerDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- access layerDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- ACIDWhat can go wrong with data...will!
- Activity ModelProject to Product
- AdaptabilitySignals and Levers
- ADDIE modelSwim Don’t Sink: Why Training Matters to a SRE / DevOps Practice
- additive manufacturingOvercoming Barriers to Industrial DevOps
- ADKARLaying Down the Tracks for Technical Change at Comcast
- Age of Mass ProductionProject to Product
- Age of SoftwareProject to Product
- aged workOutput to Outcome
- AgentVibe Coding
- Agentic codingVibe Coding
- AGI-pilledSecuring the AI-Powered Future: Identity, Access, and Detection in a Post-Human Workforce
- Agile3 books define this
- agile auditing1 book · 2 talks
- agile developmentThe DevOps Handbook
- AgilityA Seat at the Table
- AI within team operationsAI and Industrial DevOps Teams
- alignmentProgressive Delivery
- alignment gap2 books define this
- alignment indexProject to Product
- Ambassadorship2 books define this
- ambulance diversionLeadership Lessons Learned From Improving Flow In Hospital Settings using Theory of Constraints
- Andon cord2 books define this
- anti-fragile philosophyRadical Ideas Enterprises Can Learn From The Cloud
- API KeyVibe Coding
- App TCOIs This Thing On? Instrumenting DevOps for Architecture Health, App TCO and Compliance
- application monolithTeam Topologies, First Edition
- application programming interface (API)7 books define this
- approach systemWrong Fit, Right Fit
- artifact2 books define this
- artifact networkProject to Product
- asset heavy enterpriseBuilding a Unified Delivery Model at Maersk
- Audit UniverseExploring What GenAI Can Do for Vanguard Crew and Clients
- auditeesDon't Just Survive Your Audit, Thrive In It
- authorizationCompliance and Audit Readiness: The DevOps Killer?
- availabilityIndustrial DevOps
- average daily rate (ADR)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
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- bad policyPolicy As Code 2.0: Doing it the Right Way
- badge engineeringPlatforms: Perfectly Portable Productivity Propellants?
- badgeless cultureFrom HealthCare.gov to the Battlefield: Lessons Learned Deploying Mission-Critical Healthcare Systems
- batch size of oneThe DevOps Handbook
- behavioral ninja moveSooner Safer Happier
- big company diseaseModule 1 / Lesson 1: Introduction to Flow Engineering
- bimodal ITDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- bimodal trapDevOps And Modernization 2.0
- BIRGingWrong Fit, Right Fit
- BizDevOpsSwisscom: Our Journey to Make Agile and Continuous the New Normal
- black box modeDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- blackmailAdaptive Ethics for Digital Transformation
- blameless postmortemDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- blind obedienceA Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High Performance
- blocking dependencies1.5: Track Dependencies Using Simple Tools and Remove Blocking Dependencies
- blueprintImproving Developer Experience with a Developer Platform at U.S. Bank
- blunt endFindings From The Field: Two Years of Studying Incidents Closely
- Boolean LogicMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- born in doingHow to Visualize Impacts to Your Workflow & Metrics
- bounded context2 books define this
- brand elasticityUnbundling the Enterprise
- break glassDevOps at Capital One: Focusing on Pipeline and Measurement
- broker or abstraction layerHybrid-Clouds: How to Go Slow and Haemorrhage Money Doing It
- Brooks’s lawTeam Topologies, First Edition
- bubblesA Radical Enterprise
- Budget modelWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- BuildMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- build artifactsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- bureaucracyMark Schwartz x Shaaron Alvares
- burger organization chartDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- business-critical applicationsEdge of the Present: Pursuing AI’s Frontier in the Enterprise
- business IT isomorphismDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- business modelGrappling with the Bitter Lesson
- Business Model disruptionProject to Product
- business needA Seat at the Table
- Business valueWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
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- cadenceIndustrial DevOps Reader's Guide
- Call optionWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- canary release patternThe DevOps Handbook
- canary testing2 books define this
- candid vulnerabilityA Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High Performance
- Capability CapitalizationUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- CapacitySignals and Levers
- Capacity UtilizationMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- capital assetsTalking Business
- change failure rateThe Balanced Calendar: How to Optimize Your Time
- change managementBreaking the Change Management Barrier
- Chaos Engineering5 books · 2 talks
- Chat codingVibe Coding
- ChatGPTVibe Coding
- ChatOps1 book · 1 talk
- Chips to CSSFull Stack Teams, Not Engineers
- choke and releaseHave Your Cake and Eat It: VMWare IT Adoption of PKS
- CHOP (Chat-Oriented Programming)1 book · 1 talk
- ChurnMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- circle of GandhiPatton, Gandhi & Driving DevOps Adoption
- circuit breaker patternKeyOps: An Operations Story
- citizen model of integrationIts Time For...ERP Disruption
- classical AIAI and Industrial DevOps Teams
- classifiedNavigating and Securing the Agentic Enterprise
- ClaudeVibe Coding
- clean roomBanking on Continuous Delivery
- clientBeyond Agile Auditing
- closed systemIndustrial DevOps
- cloudDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- cloud computingCloud Data Journey: Story Of Adopting Cloud Technology and Modernization of Data Pipeline
- cloud native applicationDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- codeThe (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy
- Code AIVibe Coding
- code yellowHow Google SRE and Developers Work Together
- Coding AssistantVibe Coding
- Cognitive BiasMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- cognitive load2 books · 1 talk
- cognitive slopeValue Stream Reference Architecture — Breaking Free from “The Way We’ve Always Done IT” Mindset!
- coherenceOrganizational Coherence: Simplification and Slowification, Part 2
- coherentWiring the Winning Organization
- cohortsProgressive Delivery
- cold startThe Value Flywheel Effect
- collaboration modeTeam Topologies, First Edition
- collective confidenceCollective Confidence: Why Some Teams Refuse to Fail
- Commander’s intentWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- commodity or utilityThe Serverless Edge - Using Wardley Mapping with the Value Flywheel for combined business & technology evolution
- competimatesExpanding DevOps Principles to Large Complex Solutions
- compilersDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Complex adaptive system3 books define this
- complicated-subsystem team3 books · 1 talk
- compute environmentsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Concave PayoffUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- concept of error budgetsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- configuration drift2 books define this
- confirmation biasWrong Fit, Right Fit
- Conflicting Priorities2 books define this
- connectivity indexProject to Product
- Constraint2 books define this
- containerIndustrial DevOps
- container imagesDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- contentionCoordination Costs and Rewiring Organizations to Win With AI
- Context2 books define this
- Context SwitchMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- context wagonOperations: The Last Mile Problem For DevOps in the Enterprise
- Context WindowVibe Coding
- contextual security analysisContext Over Control: Security's New Path
- continu-ish integrationIndustrial DevOps
- continuous authority to operateYour Bureaucracy. Our Tenacity.
- continuous complianceStaying Competitive in a Highly Regulated Market with Continuous Delivery and DevOps
- continuous delivery4 books · 4 talks
- continuous delivery pipelineDevOps and Organisational Transformation From the Trenches
- continuous deploymentThere is no Weekend Release, Only Zuul: Continuous Delivery for a 10-Year-Old Codebase
- continuous integration2 books · 3 talks
- contractor-control paradigmA Seat at the Table
- Convex PayoffUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Conway's Law1 book · 2 talks
- core and context4 Zones Model: Maximizing the Business Value of IT
- cost centerProject to Product
- Cost of delay3 books define this
- cost performance indicator (CPI)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- COTS productDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Counterfactual thinkingThe DevOps Handbook
- CountermeasuresMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- coupling1 book · 2 talks
- craftA Radical Enterprise
- Creative Destruction2 books define this
- CRM systemDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- cultural debtEmploying DevSecOps for Air Force Cyberweapons
- curated choiceHybrid-Clouds: How to Go Slow and Haemorrhage Money Doing It
- CustomerFlow Engineering
- customer acquisition funnelThe DevOps Handbook
- cyber-physical systemsIndustrial DevOps
- cycle of dependencyProject to Product: Practical Realities at a Large Scale Enterprise
- Cycle Time5 books define this
- Cynefin framework2 books define this
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- DAGBringing a Legacy Company Into Today's World
- daily planningIndustrial DevOps
- dark launchingThe DevOps Handbook
- dashboardDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Data assetWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- data engineerYour Data Nerd Friends Need You
- Data lakeWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- debt workProject to Product: Lessons From a Year of Data Driven Flow Diagnostics
- declarative deploymentTaking Ops & Infrastructure From Iterative to Functional
- decoupled architecturesTaming Complexity - The Rise of Platform Engineering in Enterprises
- decoupling of systemsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- defensive reasoning2 books define this
- deficiency needsA Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High Performance
- definition of done3 books · 1 talk
- definition of ready2 books define this
- delivery loopOutput to Outcome
- demo loungeGetting Started with Dojos
- DependencyMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- deploymentProgressive Delivery
- Deployment Lead TimeMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Deployment Period2 books define this
- design thinkingIndustrial DevOps
- destructive testingThe DevOps Handbook
- develop-operate-transition (DOT) contractsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- developerBeyond Agile Auditing
- developer-driven testingDevOps and Innovation at USAA and IBM
- devolution1 book · 1 talk
- devolution of managementA Radical Enterprise
- DevOps2 books · 9 talks
- DevOps tool chainsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- DevOpsSec1 book · 1 talk
- DevSecOps2 talks define this
- diffusion of responsibilityInvestments Unlimited
- digital disruptionProject to Product
- Digital EcosystemUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Digital Natives/PiratesUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Digital SettlersUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- discoveryDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Discovery-driven planningWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- discovery showcaseDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- discretionary effortExpert Panel - Workplace Engagement & Countering Employee Burnout
- distillationNational LLMs – Towards Moderate-Size Models That Are Focused on the Local Culture and Language
- Distributed InnovationUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- doingThe (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy Reader's Guide
- Dojo2 books · 1 talk
- domain complexityTeam Topologies, First Edition
- Domain-Driven Design3.1: Challenge
- DoneBreaking the Sabotage Cycle
- doppelgangerWrong Fit, Right Fit
- DORA metrics1 book · 1 talk
- Double SlingshotRaising Seniors
- DRIMoving to 1ES at Microsoft
- duct tape engineeringWhen Ops Swallows Dev
- Dunbar’s numberTeam Topologies, First Edition
- Dunning-Kruger Effect3 books · 1 talk
- dynamic configurationA Layered Approach to Progressive Delivery
- Dynamic ContextVibe Coding
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- E1 exposureBuilding AI Value from an Economist’s Perspective
- E2Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models
- Economies of ScaleMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- elevator jobDigital Transformation - Thriving Through the Transition
- embracing the redVisual Studio Online: The Inside Story from COTS to Cloud
- emergent architectureIntentional Architecture in Agile Organizations
- enablersProject to Product
- enabling team3 books define this
- encapsulatedThe Art of Business Value
- end-state architectureDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- engagementThe Levers Of Leadership at ADP
- engineerThe DevOps Handbook
- environmentThe DevOps Handbook
- Environment IssuesMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Eroom's lawFast and Slow Integrated Problem Solving Structures
- ERP system2 books define this
- error budgetShifting Left on Production Excellence with Observability
- error budget policy1 book · 1 talk
- Escaped defects2 books define this
- everything as codeGot Score? Scaling DevOps Adoption
- Exchange OptimizationUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- exploratory chartersOn the Care and Feeding of Feedback Cycles
- exposure (in AI context)Building AI Value from an Economist’s Perspective
- extraneous cognitive load2 books define this
- Extreme ProgrammingProject to Product
- extrinsic motivationLeading for Better Value Sooner Safer Happier
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- facilitating mode2 books define this
- facilitative leadershipPractice Makes Culture
- fail fastCan you do DevOps in SAP?
- Failure Demand2 books define this
- featureIndustrial DevOps
- Feature bloat3 books define this
- Feature Driven DevelopmentMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- feature flag1 book · 2 talks
- Feature flagsUnbundling the Enterprise
- feature team1 book · 1 talk
- featuresA Radical Enterprise
- Feedback LoopsUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- fiatA Radical Enterprise
- fight-or-flight responseFight, Flight, or Freeze - Releasing Organizational Trauma
- Finding nowRaising Seniors
- FingerspitzengefühlDevOps: Tempo, Maneuverability, and Initiative
- First-In, First-Out (FIFO)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- First Way of DevOpsProject to Product
- fitWrong Fit, Right Fit
- fitting inWrong Fit, Right Fit
- fix forwardThe DevOps Handbook
- flight level oneManaging the Flow of Value in Service Organizations
- FlowMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- flow channelFlow Engineering – Learning to Lead from the Inside Out
- Flow Distribution3 books define this
- Flow Efficiency4 books define this
- Flow EngineeringFlow Engineering
- Flow FrameworkProject to Product
- flow itemProject to Product
- Flow Load4 books define this
- Flow MetricsMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- flow of changeTeam Topologies, First Edition
- flow statesProject to Product
- Flow Time2 books · 1 talk
- flow velocity3 books define this
- Foundation ModelVibe Coding
- Four KeysLightning Talk: A DevOps Approach to Human Optimization
- Four RsConversational Transformation
- front-end teamDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- frontline-affected downtimeAgile/Dawie Ruined My Life
- fully devolvedA Radical Enterprise
- fully devolved organizationA Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High Performance
- function callDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Functional debtWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- functional labor poolsOperations: The Last Mile Problem For DevOps in the Enterprise
- functional or semantic couplingACCOUNTING VS. PHYSICS – Coordination Costs and How Organizations Win
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- Gantt ChartMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Garbage Can ModelGrappling with the Bitter Lesson
- GembaProject to Product: Lessons From a Year of Data Driven Flow Diagnostics
- GeminiVibe Coding
- Generative AI (GenAI)Vibe Coding
- germane cognitive load3 books · 1 talk
- given-when-thenIndustrial DevOps
- go-liveDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- going solidFeatures Versus Futures
- golden path platformFrom 4 Releases a Year, To Once Every Other Minute, In the Public Sector
- golden templatesMission Live Enterprise : Distributed Agile and DevSecOps Automation at Scale Through Platform Approach
- golf course softwareDevOps And Modernization 2.0
- governanceA Seat at the Table
- governance engineeringPolicy As Code 2.0: Doing it the Right Way
- governance toilDear Security, Compliance, and Auditors, We’re Sorry. Love, DevOps.
- Government as a PlatformGovernment as a Platform and Covid-19 – How Shared Platforms Enabled New Services To Be Built In Under a Week
- graceful degradationDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- green buildThe DevOps Handbook
- green field settingDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- groundingLLMOps: How we Develop, Operate and Secure LLMs in the Enterprise
- group cognition3.2: Group Trust Boundaries
- Growth hypothesis3 books define this
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- hacking the cultureHow to Progress in Your Career as a Technology Leader
- HallucinationVibe Coding
- Happy AccidentsUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- hardeningDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- headless productUnbundling the Enterprise
- heijunkaFlow Engineering
- HeterarchyA Radical Enterprise
- high cohesionOutput to Outcome: An Operating Model for the Age of AI
- HiPPO1 book · 1 talk
- holdoutThe DevOps Handbook
- home teamFrom Project to Product to Problem-Solving
- horizontal and vertical integrityDevOps: Tempo, Maneuverability, and Initiative
- horizontal scaling2 books define this
- hospice modeBuilding a Unified Delivery Model at Maersk
- human-centered designA Radical Enterprise
- human-in-the-loop automationSpeeding to Resolution with Human-in-the-Loop Automation
- hybrid cloud1 book · 1 talk
- HypervisorWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
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- IDE extensionsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- IL4Breaking the Sabotage Cycle
- immutable infrastructureThe DevOps Handbook
- Impact mapping2 books define this
- impact minutesDevOps Lessons from Executive Leadership: Why DevOps Matters to Corporate Performance
- impeccabilityA Seat at the Table
- impression managementWrong Fit, Right Fit
- improvement blitzThe DevOps Handbook
- improvement kataThe DevOps Handbook
- incidentDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Incident Response TeamsHow Google SRE and Developers Collaborate
- incident swarm modelMore Culture, More Engineering, Less Duct Tape v3.0
- incrementalizationWiring the Winning Organization
- Incubation Zone1 book · 1 talk
- Inference ProviderVibe Coding
- Infrastructure Model disruptionProject to Product
- Innersource1 book · 1 talk
- Installation Period2 books define this
- instruct modelsEnterprise GenAI Delivery Patterns
- integrate/change processProgressive Delivery
- integrated auditingBeyond Agile Auditing Reader's Guide
- integrationThe DevOps Handbook
- Integration ModelProject to Product
- integration testingThe DevOps Handbook
- intellectual integrityAdaptive Ethics for Digital Transformation
- intelligenceLightning Talk: Forget AI—What the World Needs Most is NI
- interfaceIndustrial DevOps
- internet nativesDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- intersourceBank on Open Source for DevOps Success
- intrinsic cognitive load2 books define this
- inverted apprenticeshipState of AI-assisted Software Development: 2025 DORA Report
- isomorphicWiring the Winning Organization
- IT assetWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- IT skills assetA Seat at the Table
- iterationIndustrial DevOps
- iterative characterDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- IV&VBusting Through Bureaucracy with the Monkey, the Razor, and the Sumo Wrestler
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- J CurveMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- JenkinsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- JFDIBanking on Continuous Delivery
- jidoka2 books define this
- jobs as codeYou Wouldn’t Drive Kids to School in a Golf Cart. Why Run Business Applications with a Build Tool?
- joined-at-the-database monolith2 books define this
- Joint problem-solvingWiring the Winning Organization
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- Kanban2 books define this
- karojisatsuUnderstanding Job Burnout
- Kingman’s FormulaMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- knowledge gapAgile Conversations
- Kondratiev wavesProject to Product
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- latencyIndustrial DevOps
- LATTESThe Ops in DevOps is a VERB. It is not a Noun!
- layer Band-AidsCoordination Costs and Rewiring Organizations to Win With AI
- layer threeOvercoming Challenges for a Successful SRE Organizational Setup
- Lead Time3 books define this
- Leaf NodeVibe Coding
- Lean4 books define this
- Lean Coffee2 books · 1 talk
- Lean PizzaLightning Talk: Lean Pizza
- learning and growthReady, Set, Lead: Maximizing the Space Between No Longer and Not Yet
- Legacy estateWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- LeSSDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Little's LawMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- LLAMA (Large Language Model Meta AI)Vibe Coding
- LLM (Large Language Model)2 books define this
- Loose coupling2 books define this
- loss aversionIndustrial DevOps
- low-context culture1 book · 1 talk
- loyalty brokerageProtecting Loyalty Programs with a Holistic Fraud Strategy
- lunch factorWednesday Opening Remarks
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- machine learning featureSystemic Controls for Managing Risk in AI/ML Systems
- machine learning modelSystemic Controls for Managing Risk in AI/ML Systems
- maintenanceA Seat at the Table
- making work visibleMaking Work Visible: How to Unmask Capacity Killing WIP
- manageable flagSaving Millions of Dollars by Auto-Configuring JVM Memory Settings (Introducing Adaptable Heap Sizing!)
- managementBeyond Agile Auditing
- managerial devolution1 book · 1 talk
- manual codingVibe Coding
- Marginal costWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- market makingDeming's Journey to Profound Knowledge
- mean time to discovery (MTTD)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- mean time to recovery (MTTR)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- mental models1 book · 1 talk
- merge frequencyCompleting the Promise of CI/CD with Continuous Merge
- messy detailsLearning Effectively From Incidents: The Messy Details
- Metered fundingWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- microenterprisesA Radical Enterprise
- microfracture repairWorking at the Center of the Cyclone
- Microservice2 books define this
- middlewareDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Minimal viable product (MVP)War and Peace and IT: Glossary
- minimum viable clusterDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- minimum viable product (MVP)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Minnesota niceStop Talking & Start Doing - Leading Teams to Action!
- mission-criticalDigital Transformation - Thriving Through the Transition
- Model Deployment Hardware configurationSystemic Controls for Managing Risk in AI/ML Systems
- Model S type innovationAvoiding the Infamous DevOps Team!
- modern governanceSecurity Differently
- Modularity2 books define this
- monolithic applicationsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- monolithic build2 books define this
- monolithic model2 books define this
- monolithic releaseTeam Topologies, First Edition
- monolithic thinking2 books define this
- monolithic workplace2 books define this
- MonstersWiring the Winning Organization
- MTTUVendorDome: Can You Accelerate Delivery Without Compromising Security?
- Multi-Disciplinary TeamDare to Do - Multi-disciplinary Digital Ecosystem and DevOps at KPMG Switzerland
- Multi-Turn ConversationVibe Coding
- multimodal ITDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- mutual organizationConnecting Software Delivery to Business Outcomes: The Epic Balance of Moving Faster and Safer while Reducing Risk
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- Neglected Work2 books define this
- Non-FungibleUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Non-Rivalry2 books define this
- normal changesThe DevOps Handbook
- NPS2 books define this
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- Objective ModelWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- OllamaVibe Coding
- on-ramp gapFlow Engineering
- one-boxProgressive Delivery
- One-Shot QueryVibe Coding
- OOOps (Optionality, Opportunities, Optimization)Unbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- opaque boxSooner Safer Happier
- open betaNM's SDLC Journey, One Year Later.
- open source industrial complexExemplars, Laggards, and Hoarders: A Data-Driven Look at Open Source Software Supply Chains
- open systemIndustrial DevOps
- Operating Model disruptionProject to Product
- OptionalityUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Organizational assetWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- organizational sensingTeam Topologies, First Edition
- Outcome Loop improvement mechanismOutput to Outcome
- Outcome ManagementOutput to Outcome
- outcome managerOutput to Outcome
- outcome teamA Radical Enterprise
- outcomesOutput to Outcome
- outer platformTeam Topologies
- Overconfidence BiasMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- override barCan Other Enterprises Operate Like Netflix Does? A conversation with Netflix
- ownership biasCreating Ownership to help Change Efforts Succeed
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- packaged business capabilitiesadidas Capability Diamond
- pairingThe DevOps Handbook
- paper-cut issuesProgressive Delivery
- parallelized hypothesis testingOutput to Outcome
- paved roadDev-First Security: Learning from the Pioneers
- PDCAAccelerate
- PDCA cycleModule 6 / Lesson 28: Assigning Ownership and Measuring Progress
- peer engagementThe Future of Government Operations
- pending codeThe DevOps Journey in an Enterprise
- Percent Complete and Accurate (%C&A)Flow Engineering
- performance environmentWiring the Winning Organization
- Performance Zone1 book · 1 talk
- PerlDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- PI planningDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- Platform2 books · 1 talk
- platform engineering1 book · 1 talk
- platform groupingTeam Topologies
- platform team5 books define this
- pluralistic ignoranceAgile Conversations
- PMIDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- policy as codePolicy As Code 2.0: Doing it the Right Way
- policy enforcementUnclogging the Drain
- Positive ExternalitiesUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- power of threeBarclays Cloud Experience Report: “From Racks and Cables to the Cloud”
- pre-mortemModule 2 / Lesson 10: Identifying Obstacles
- prescriptive methodsFlow Engineering
- primary sectorProject to Product
- Process agilityWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- productProject to Product
- Product Model2 books define this
- product orientationGetting Started with Dojos
- product-oriented managementProject to Product
- product ownerThe Art of Business Value
- product value streamProject to Product
- production capitalProject to Product
- production elasticityOutput to Outcome
- productivity1 book · 1 talk
- prodverbsTen Things We've Learned From Running Production at Google
- program incrementDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Progressive DeliveryProgressive Delivery
- project model1 book · 1 talk
- project-oriented managementProject to Product
- Prompt1 book · 1 talk
- Prompt EngineeringVibe Coding
- Prompt LibraryVibe Coding
- promptsEnterprise GenAI Delivery Patterns
- provokeThe (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy
- pseudonymized dataCompliance and Audit Readiness: The DevOps Killer?
- psychological ownershipCreating Ownership to help Change Efforts Succeed
- psychological safetyImpression Management and Psychological Safety In High Performing Teams
- pull request2 books define this
- Pull System3 books · 1 talk
- pulling modelDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- purple peopleRe-imagining Hiscox IT: A DevOps Story
- push systemPredictability: No Magic Required
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- quality gatesVendorDome: Beyond the Buzzwords: Going Deep on DevOps with Dynatrace & LaunchDarkly
- quaternary sectorProject to Product
- QueueMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- queuing theoryDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
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- radical collaborationA Radical Enterprise
- RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)1 book · 1 talk
- RAG statusInvestments Unlimited
- RampsUnbundling the Enterprise
- rate of effective remediationFast Product Development in Digital Banking Without Sacrificing Security
- rational-legalThe (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy
- rational-metricalThe (Delicate) Art of Bureaucracy
- recalibration problemWorking at the Center of the Cyclone
- red/black deploymentsBeyond the Culture Deck What You Don’t Already Know About Netflix
- Refactoring4 books define this
- Reference data problemWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- regression suiteDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- release on demandDevOps And Modernization 2.0
- release trainDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- remediation timeA Data-Driven Look at Open Source Software Supply Chains
- Resource EfficiencyMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- rest and digest functionFight, Flight, or Freeze - Releasing Organizational Trauma
- RetrospectivesAgile Conversations
- revenue protection work1 book · 1 talk
- reverse Conway maneuver3 books · 2 talks
- riskLeading the Human-AI Revolution
- RITE studiesUser Feedback at the Speed of DevOps
- robot EQAdaptive Ethics for Digital Transformation
- robotic process automation (RPA)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Rolling-wave planningIndustrial DevOps
- ROWEA Radical Enterprise
- rubber duck debuggingMaking the Case for Change
- rule of threeBeyond the Culture Deck What You Don’t Already Know About Netflix
- Runtime couplingWiring the Winning Organization
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- Salesforce FlowDevOps for Salesforce and Other Low-Code Platforms
- scale up/verticalDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Scaling Laws HypothesisSecuring the AI-Powered Future: Identity, Access, and Detection in a Post-Human Workforce
- scaling verticallyCloud Native Architectures
- Scenius2 books · 1 talk
- schedule performance indicator (SPI)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- science of happy accidentsOptionality & The Science of Happy Accidents
- Scope creep2 books define this
- SCORPS (security, cost, OpEx, reliability, performance)The Value Flywheel Effect
- Scrum2 books define this
- ScrumButPositioning Agile and Continuous Delivery for Auditors and Examiners
- Second Way of DevOpsProject to Product
- secondary sectorProject to Product
- SegmentFlow Engineering
- segregation of dutyDevOps in Regulated Industries: What to do when Internal Audit says ‘No!’
- self-serveACCOUNTING VS. PHYSICS – Coordination Costs and How Organizations Win
- self-synchronizationWiring the Winning Organization
- senior engineerWhat Handcrafted Servers Taught Us About Handcrafted Code
- sequencingNavigating the New Reality
- serial optionalityOptionality & The Science of Happy Accidents
- servant leaderHelping Teams Create Value at John Deere
- Servant leadership2 books define this
- serverlessModernizing IT Operations in the Age of DevOps
- Serverless computing2 books define this
- service handback mechanismThe DevOps Handbook
- service operability assessmentOperability and You Build It You Run It at John Lewis & Partners
- service-oriented architecturesThe DevOps Handbook
- ServiceabilityIndustrial DevOps
- severity one swarmHow Swarming Transforms Enterprise Support to Work Better with DevOps
- shared operations teamsProduct Management Meets DevOps
- shell scriptsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- shift leftIndustrial DevOps
- shift-left securityOur Journey to Shift-left Security with Infrastructure as Code
- side effectsForging a Functional Enterprise: How thinking Functionally Transforms Line-of-Business Applications
- silent launchExperian Engineering
- siloed labor poolsThe Talent You Need Is Already Inside Your Company
- Silver BulletMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- sine ira et studioThe Art of Business Value
- single-loop learningWiring the Winning Organization
- site reliability engineering3 books · 1 talk
- SLOEngineering ITSM Through Site Reliability Engineering
- small T-shaped teamsMore Culture, More Engineering, Less Duct Tape v3.0
- Smoke Test2 books define this
- SNAFUWorking at the Center of the Cyclone
- social circuitryWiring the Winning Organization
- software as a service (SaaS)1 book · 1 talk
- SBOM2 talks define this
- software configuration managementDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- software-defined everythingIndustrial DevOps
- software delivery life cycle (SDLC)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- software flowProject to Product
- Source Control2 books define this
- sprintThe DevOps Handbook
- stabilizationWiring the Winning Organization
- Staged investmentsWar and Peace and IT: Glossary
- stale dependenciesA Data-Driven Look at Open Source Software Supply Chains
- Stand-UpMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- standardized modelDay 3 Opening Remarks
- stateful callsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- stateless callsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- static analysisThe DevOps Handbook
- Static ContextVibe Coding
- status quo biasPractice Makes Culture
- stemcell deployMy Great Awakening: Top “Aha” Moments As Former Dev Manager
- stop-work authorityBridging the Gap: Empowering Civil Engineering Projects through DevOps and Fusion Teams
- story pointsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- strangler applicationThe DevOps Handbook
- strangler pattern2 books · 1 talk
- strategic objectivesSooner Safer Happier
- streamTeam Topologies
- stream-aligned team3 books · 1 talk
- stream-aligned teamsTeam Topologies
- SuccessOrganizing for Success
- Sunk Cost FallacyMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- supply chain attackSupply Chain Attacks – Reflections on Risk Mitigation
- Survival of the fittestProgressive Delivery
- swarm modelMore Culture, More Engineering, Less Duct-Tape
- synchronizationIndustrial DevOps Reader's Guide
- System1 book · 1 talk
- systems integrator (SI)DevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- systems of engagement1 book · 1 talk
- systems of intelligence4 Zones Model: Maximizing the Business Value of IT
- systems of recordDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Systems Thinking2 books define this
T
- T-Shaped3 books define this
- T-shaped professional54,000 Tales - A Data-driven Discussion of Exemplar Development and DevSecOps
- TailsWiring the Winning Organization
- tap compare testingReducing Risk by Testing Every Change Where It Matters, in Production
- Task GraphVibe Coding
- teamTeam Topologies Reader's Guide
- team API2 books define this
- Team Cognitive LoadThe Science Behind Team Cognitive Load and Why It Matters for Engaged Teams
- team interaction modes4.7: Summary
- Team TopologiesTeam Topologies, First Edition
- Tech LeadTaming a Monster: Leading a Big Change as an Individual Contributor
- technical debt4 books · 1 talk
- technical product ownerProject to Product Transformation
- technology stackDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- telematicsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- tertiary sectorProject to Product
- test-driven developmentIndustrial DevOps
- The AlgorithmProgressive Delivery
- The askTactics for Implementing Test Automation for Legacy Code
- The Story of YouWrong Fit, Right Fit
- theory of constraints4 books define this
- thinnest viable platformTeam Topologies, First Edition
- Third Way of DevOpsProject to Product
- thrashingFlow Engineering
- threat modelingBuilding an AppSec Program from the Ground Up
- Throughput2 books define this
- ticketThe DevOps Handbook
- Time-BoxMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- time on keyboardFurther Results of Our 500-Person GenAI and Developer Pilot
- time thievesProject to Product
- time value of moneyOn the Care and Feeding of Feedback Cycles
- to-be process designDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Token2 books define this
- Token WindowVibe Coding
- Too much WIPNavigating the New Reality
- Too Much Work-in-Progress (WIP)Making Work Visible, Second Edition
- tool networkProject to Product
- toolchainProject to Product
- traceability indexProject to Product
- transformational leadershipFlow Engineering
- transition services agreementBuilding Brilliant Teams: A Minimum Viable Company In 4 Months
- Treadmill-itisThe Flow Doctor Will See You Now
- true legacyDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- trunk-based developmentThe DevOps Journey in an Enterprise
- twelve-factor applicationDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- two-pizza teamFrom Project to Product to Problem-Solving
- two-speed delivery modelDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
U
- UEBASecuring the AI-Powered Future: Identity, Access, and Detection in a Post-Human Workforce
- Unbundling2 books define this
- underutilizationStrategic Decision-Making in Cloud Services
- unified risk assessmentIntelligent Control - Enabling Safety At Speed
- unimodal ITProduct Management Meets DevOps
- Unknown Dependencies2 books define this
- unknown-unknownsSooner Safer Happier
- Unplanned Work3 books · 1 talk
- User Acceptance TestingUnclogging the Drain
- user stories2 books define this
- user storyIndustrial DevOps
V
- V&V (Verification & Validation)Vibe Coding
- ValueFlow Engineering
- Value-Added TimeFlow Engineering
- Value AggregationUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Value CurrenciesUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- Value Dynamics1 book · 1 talk
- Value hypothesis3 books define this
- Value NetworksUnbundling the Enterprise: Glossary of Terms
- value stream4 books · 4 talks
- value stream mapping5 books · 1 talk
- value stream metricsProject to Product
- Value Stream NetworkProject to Product
- value streamletApplied Industrial DevOps
- valuesAdaptive Ethics for Digital Transformation
- variabilityMaking Work Visible
- versioningDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- Vibe codingVibe Coding
- visibility gapFlow Engineering
- vulnerability2 talks define this
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- Wait Time3 books define this
- wall of failIn Search of DevOps - the Evolution of a Data Warehouse Team Towards DevOps
- walled-garden test automation toolsDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
- warm organizationDevOps Will Fail.. Unless! How the Simulations Will Help!
- WasteFlow Engineering
- Waterfall7 books · 1 talk
- Waterfall ApproachMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- waterfall approach to auditingBeyond Agile Auditing — The Path to a Better Audit Experience
- weighted shortest job first3 books define this
- WIP Limit2 books define this
- Work-in-Progress (WIP)3 books define this
- Work Item3 books define this
- Work Item Profile (or Flow Distribution)Flow Engineering
- work item typesHow we used Kanban in Operations to Get Things Done
- Work StateMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- workflow1 book · 2 talks
- WorkspaceVibe Coding
X
- X-as-a-Service modeTeam Topologies, First Edition
- XaaSDevOps for the Modern Enterprise
Z
- zero downtimeThe DevOps Journey in an Enterprise
- Zombie ProjectMaking Work Visible, Second Edition
- Zone ManagementProject to Product