Women in DevOps

Stefana MullerDirector, Product ManagementJune 10, 2015

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DevOps Transforms People, Process AND Technology

Communication and shared metrics and goals – driving business value

Collaboration and continuous feedback

Technology toolset enabling DevOps

SPEED & STABILITY CustomerExperience

OPERATIONSDEVELOPMENT

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“The worst kind of group for an organization that

wants to be innovative and creative is one in which

everyone is alike and gets along too well.”

―Maggie Neale, Professor, Stanford

Business School

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More Innovative

More Productive

FACT: Diverse Teams Add Measurable Business Value

46%

The diverse group almost always outperforms the group by the best

substantial margin

Diverse groups make more innovative business decisions than

non-diverse groups

Higher Profits

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Recruit

Hire

Retain

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Recruit

Target conferences, groups, organizations and universities

Build a Gender Based Internship Program

Use social networks strategically, advertise where women look

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Recruit

Look for the differentiator, fill your candidate pool with that in mind

Cultural Fit is Limiting, Think about where your culture should be

Revise job descriptions to reduce gender stereotypes

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Hire

Blind Resume Screening

Diverse Interviewer Panel

Showcase Technical Women During Hiring Process

Set Targets to Hire Technical Women

Require Open Positions Have a Female Candidate

Training to Reduce Implicit Bias

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Retain

Collect, Analyze, Report Retention Data

Imbed Collaboration and Offer Training Programs

Support Networks and Communities

Supportive Organizational Policies

Mind the Pay Gap

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Take Action

Now

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Proud to be a #MaleAlly of #WomenInTech and build more

diverse, productive and profitable teams!

Introducing #WomenInTech to #DevOps can help

transform your business! @DevOpsSummit

My takeaway from @DevOpsSummit:

Finding and Retaining women on #DevOps teams is a MUST for team transformation

http://anitaborg.org/insights-tools/

Director, Product ManagementStefana.Muller@ca.com

Stefana Muller

@stefanamuller

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References

http://anitaborg.org/insights-tools/