Questions Answer Do we get to be certified as well, or do we take the course and sit on the exam? You may get certified either as a trainer or a learner. To be certified as a trainer, you will need to be affiliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will then enroll you for the TTT sessions and the certification exam. The list of DATA Authorizing Training Providers is at this link: https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ To be certified as a learner, you will be able to take the DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 course and the exam after it is launched in July 2023. What platform for the exam is going to be used as a backend? Something like in AWS exams (where we can introduce new questions that are not taken into grade to assess their impact)? Yes, the exams platform will allow us to "pilot" questions, but also to receive feedback or collect data on specific topics. The platform will allow us this flexibility. Are Credly badges going to be integrated from the start? Badges will be integrated from the start. Both certificates and badges will now be offered through Accredible platform - which will allow verifiability and skills association for the certified candidates Can we have the Pheonix Project Game, Is that available? If you want to combine the DASA DevOps Fundamentals course with The Phoenix Project, that is possible of course. Normally we run the simulation game on the third day of the course., Yes, various games are being considered as possible addition with the course. It can be determined by the instructor based on the customer situation which simulation would be most appropriate for them. This flexibility completely resides with the instructor/customer. The program wil be designed to support such simulations with integration points and "hooks" from within the programs. I have another question - I understand this is Certification courses are available for member certification course, .. but there are some B2C organizations as well as Authorized Training Providers (ATPs). content reviewers.. How are these two connected? Traine means - If one passes more than 75%, Trainers who pass the Certification exam with 75% after completing the Train the Trainer sessions, can they will become a trainer to what? deliver the DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 to participants as a trainer. A trainer needs to be affiliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider(ATP). The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ I am DASA DevOps Leader, can I become TTT? To attend the TTT sessions, you will need to be affliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will contact DASA and enroll you for the TTT. You will not be able to attend TTT only on the basis of having completed DASA DevOps Leader course. The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ How will the exam be done? Through an integrated exams platform. Both group exams and individual exams are supported. The exams will continue to be proctored. Hi everyone! I would like to know if Portuguese is one of the languages. Yes, Portuguese is certainly one of the first languages for the translation/localization of not only this program, but also other related programs and guidance. Can we have a quick look at the feedback form? The feedback form is available on the platform along with the modules for review We will inform you within two weeks of the product By when would reviewers receive further updates on any discounted rates for taking up launch data of the discounted rates for taking up the exams as a learner. exams? Will I know if my recommendation is adopted and the contents are updated with it? We will be going through every feedback and considering them thoroughly. We will let you know once the product is fully developed so that you may be able to view the final product. How do I know if I am eligible for TTT? To be eligible for TTT, you will need to be affliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will enroll you on their behalf to the TTT sessions. The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ If a person is certified DASA DEVOPS COACH, will he/she be directly eligible for TTT or have to give an exam and score > 75%? To attend the TTT sessions, you will need to be affliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will contact DASA and enroll you for the TTT. You will not be able to attend TTT only on the basis of having completed DASA DevOps Coach course. The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ What will be the cost of giving the exam? Will We will be providing a special price for the reviewers to take the exam after the product is launched, which it be at a special price for the reviewers? is estimated to be in July 2023. What will be the basis for choosing the modules by the reviewers? We have a Google form asking for your interest on which modules you would like to review. I would like to know more about the pilot phase and your expectations regarding the number of users you aim for and the timelines. We can share the pilot phase details, we are planning to run possibly several pilot programs as long as they are within a specific timeframe and the instructor/customer agrees to provide the feedback, which is valuable in the finalization of the program. Who would be the target audience for the fundamental 3.0 business or technical guys? The DASA DevOps Fundamentals certification adds value to individuals involved in IT development, operations, or service management. Its target audience includes but is not limited to: Development & Operations Software Developers, Engineers and Architects Quality Engineers and Testers System and Network Engineers and Administrators Automation Architects Dev, Sec & Ops Engineers Enterprise Architects Incident and Change Managers Integration Specialists Business & Leadership Product Owners Business Analysts Business Managers Operations Managers Product Managers Team Leads Scrum Masters Agile Coaches Senior Management and C-Suite Support & Enablement Support Engineers Service Managers Business users who are working with IT to get business value created HR Finance Governance Legal Can you share the LinkedIn Group you mentioned, or will it be in the mail too? https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14236393/ I would like to do an exam also after the review After the product is launched, you will be able to apply for the Certification course and the exam as a learner. We will provide reviewers with a discounted rate for certification course and exams. Systems Thinking is a part of DevOps. Is there also anything regarding Systems Thinking within the Fundamentals? We do touch on Systems Thinking as part of Product Management in the Lean module. Yes, we provide a digital DASA DevOps Apart from the softcopy certificate given to qualified successful candidates, will they get a Fundamentals badge along with the certificate. Both certificates and badges will be offered through digital badge too? Accredible platform - which will allow verifiability and skills association for the certified candidates As part of the review, it is mentioned that we'll get 2 chapters to start with. It'll be beneficial if we can get high-level contents/index of other chapters as well, for the high-level idea of what's coming in the next chapters We will send the module objectives for the other modules so that you get an overview of the content in the other modules, You will receive the first 2 modules - which will provide the overview, and 2 additional modules. Will this course contain - the DevOps Transformation path? Yes does this course contain tools parts together with mindset? Yes we cover both aspects in the different modules and sections Will we will get an invitation to participate in TTT ? To be eligible for TTT, you will need to be affliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will enroll you on their behalf to the TTT sessions. We will send you an email detailing the process for taking part in TTT. The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ Are there any charges for TTT session for reviewers? To participate in the TTT, you will need to be affliated with a DASA Authorized Training Provider (ATP) who will enroll you on their behalf to the TTT sessions. Once affliated with the ATP, you can enroll into the TTT sessions free of cost. The list of DASA Authorized Training Providers is at https://www.devopsagileskills.org/training-partners/ The launch date is set for July 'something'. What kind of marketing can we expect? For Authorized Training Partners, we provide marketing material for DevOps Fundamentals 3.0 at out partner success portal on our website. Is there a TTT course every year? I think it is too late for me to join this year in terms of my organization validation process is not fast enough to proceed with the purchase in time. The TTT will be recorded and if you are affiliated with a partner, you can get access to the recording and the TTT with an Exam voucher anytime. We do not have any plans to run this again this year, but that might change as per demand. Do we have a heatmap for all the courses so We are in the process of creating a heatmap for all that we can understand the Focus Areas and the courses. The DASA Competency Framework is a Sub Areas which are covered? or Should we good way to understand the various areas and look up DASA Competency Map for our Understanding? sub-areas that DASA covers in their guidance products. Is the 16 h course duration including or excluding the exam? The exam is not in the 16 hours of the class. It is recommended for candidates to invest some time to study before they take the exam. Will this presentation be available for download? We will be sending a recording of the webinar. Is there an opportunity to also do the exam (will pay for it)? You will be able to do the exam at a discounted rate specially for reviewers after the product is launched in the market. Will there also become a more spread learning path like SAFe does? Like a implementation (SPC) program Or is DevOps Fundamentals the all-in-one course? When you look at the current qualification scheme, there are next higher-level courses available already, like Enable&Scale, Specify and Verify, Product Owner, DevOps Coach, DevOps Leader and the Specialization courses available via the Talent Academy of DASA. Is there an upgrade path for DASA DevOps fundamentals v2 who just passed their exam (this year) to v3? A light program, for instance. We do not have an upgrade path for DASA DevOps Fundamentals v2.0 to v3.0. What is the current stage of this review, and what is the expectation from each individual who's reviewing this course now? The community review is done before the content is published by media development team. The expectation from reviewers is to look for for accuracy, value for learning, logical flow, and relevance to DevOps practitioners as well as organizations undergoing DevOps transformations. How many individuals will be reviewing each module? Is there an overlap? How many modules are typically assigned to each individual? There are around 200 + reviewers. We plan to send modules to batches of 50 reviewers. We would like to know your interested modules and we can send that to you. You may fill that in the Reviewer Information Form that is there on the platform. We would send a max of 4 modules to each reviewer. Would there be some brief on the expert level courses as a next step of the fundamentals course? Also, we can add a couple of real-time examples, if it is not already part of. In the fundamentals course, we give information about the other DASA courses mentioned in the DASA qualification scheme. We also provide information about the DASA Talent academy and the specialization courses available. What are the dates the other parts are released, as I need to reserve time in my agenda? We have mentioned the approximate dates for each module in the Reviewer Information Form that will come to you in the first batch of the course modules. CALMR approach used by SCaled Agile.We are calling here as CALM,Does this create questions to the trainer during training? There are a few different similar acronyms on the market. They have developed over time and started with CAM, then Gene Kim came with the CALMS approach. Later Scaled Agile said the part of sharing is already incorporated into the SAFe framework and does not have to be focused in DevOps alone. They focus DevOps on the more technical aspects and therefore use the are the R for Recovery at the end for CALMR. are you providing any templates/toolkits for participants to use for their transformation journey? Yes, we will be giving an overview of the templates/toolkits to use for their transformation journey, and once the organization patners with us, they will be able to use them within their organization. It takes 75% to reach Trainer level status; will trainers be required to be certified as trainers for the optional gamification offerings and simulations as well as the main course itself? Trainers will need to be separately certified for the optional gamification offerings once they are developed. Currently, the gamification offerings have not been developed. For example to be eligible to deliver the Phoenix Project simulation game, you need to have taken the TTT for the Phoenix project. do we need to review the simulations as well The simulations are not a part of this review. since they are an option for the fundamentals 3.0 content offering as part of this process? How do we as a group ensure a lack of ambiguity with the questions in this course and eventual; exam? The questions will be thoroughly reviewed to ensure that there is no ambiguity.
