December 2018, Philips. Review

First Philips review: DevOps strategy and quality drives delivered in four months

My first year-end review recorded that within four months I formulated the DevOps architecture strategy for identity management with the team members it needed, presented it to the chief architect and leadership, and ran quality drives that showed early unit-test coverage gains.

  • Quality
  • Delivery
  • Leadership

What would have happened

A new architect would spend the first months on handover and ramp-up before changing anything.

The call

Front-load the architecture and quality work, and finish handover in the same quarter.

What I did

Formulated the DevOps architecture strategy with the team, presented it to the chief architect and leadership, ran quality drives, completed handover and induction, and identified top talent in the team.

What changed

My director recorded the DevOps strategy and the unit-test coverage improvement as delivered.

Proof

The original documents are held in my private record and can be shared on request.

What people said

“Appreciate his effort in bringing few quality drives already in 2018 to strengthen the quality code delivery. Demonstrated already UT coverage improvement.”

Director, identity managementPhilips, December 2018