DevOps is hard to define, so in this document we will try to define a single perspective per team member.

Niko

DevOps to me is the whole culture around developing a project. It's about many things and might be a bit different from team to team, but for me the core values are being as useful as possible in the hours we work, while also setting up boundaries and guidelines for us to be fast, effective while avoiding errors and mistakes.

It helps us generate the most value for a buck, while also being faster by being able to focus on the important parts and strengthen our teamwork and constantly learning and improving through the lifecycle.

Kristian

To me, DevOps is less about all the tools and more about how you think. It's a mindset shift: one where you stop thinking in silos and start owning the full lifecycle together as team.

DevOps isn't a race, it's a marathon - you're constantly becoming it, and all of the work in-between is what shows whether you're on the right track or not. I think that mindset produces stable and reliable systems. When teams share responsibility, you stop building for yourself, and start building for the team.

Valdemar

DevOps is about being tightly knit as a team with the codebase and technology, so that we can work as best as we can in a way that generates the most value for a customer or an organization. It's about focusing on what is important from a team perspective, so that our working hours are as meaningful as possible.

Through automation and documentation, we create reliability both as a team and as a practice, turning repeatable work into systemized, automated processes that free us to focus on what actually matters. And through fast and frequent deployment, we get quick and telling feedback that keeps us in a mindset to always improve.

Mathias

DevOps is a mindset in the process of development. It incorporates development and operations, to make the delivery of software faster, stable and of a higher quality. DevOps isn't only about delivering software, its also about culture, teamwork and the idea of a shared responsibility.

It extends beyond CI & CD, and is often viewed through the common CALMS model. It helps breaking down silos between the team, enabling feedback and continuous improvement all across the board. Generally speaking, DevOps enables teams to build, release and maintain software soloutions more efficiently.