DevOps, Agile, and Continuous Delivery/Continuous Integration (CD/CI) are highly interrelated concepts. Together, they are used to meet user needs with quick and efficient software deliveries, emphasizing key delivery aspects.
Agile focuses on iterative, flexible software development. DevOps enhances Agile frameworks by streamlining and automating delivery processes. CD/CI serves as a technical practice within the broad DevOps approach.
Agile
Focus
Agile prioritizes an iterative approach to project deliveries, collaboration, and responsiveness to stakeholders’ changing needs.
Goal
Deliver small working components in short sprints for rapid feedback. Incorporate the feedback while ensuring software quality and fast project progress.
Role
Create a foundation that allows organizations to adapt efficiently to quickly evolving business needs.
DevOps
Focus
DevOps is a culture aimed at creating a unified development and operations team.
Goal
Shorten the software lifecycle and ensure uninterrupted deliveries by uniting disjointed processes and automating repetitive operations.
Role
Create a fast-paced workflow by extending Agile principles such as collaboration, feedback loops, and flexibility to software delivery and operations.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
Focus
CI/CD is the practice of shifting such operations as building, testing, and deployment to the machine.
Goal
Enable multiple, consistent code integrations and deployments, ensuring that code can rapidly be delivered to the production stage.
Role
Applying DevOps principles in practice, CI/CD provides automation at scale. While reducing manual input, it decreases the chances of human error.
How They Work Together
Agile provides a framework for fruitful iterative project collaboration.
DevOps is used on top of Agile to create a cultural environment that allows the entire team and each team member to be productive, sharing responsibility for the entire software lifecycle.
CI/CD enables the project team to implement DevOps practices while increasing delivery speed and reliability. It allows project teams to quickly create and deliver value while focusing on changing end-user needs.
Thorough planning and implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery is at the core of our DevOps services and solutions. We connect all members of the project team through a unified and efficient workflow.