Analyzing the Impact of DevOps Practices on Software Delivery Performance in Agile Environments
Keywords:
DevOps, Agile, Software Delivery, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Agile Development, Automation, CollaborationAbstract
The modern software development ecosystem demands agility, speed, and reliability. Agile methodologies address adaptability and iterative development, while DevOps practices empower automation, collaboration, and deployment efficiency. This paper analyzes the impact of DevOps practices—particularly Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, monitoring, and collaborative culture—on software delivery performance within Agile environments. Based on contemporary scholarly studies, we find that integrating DevOps within Agile frameworks leads to a measurable increase in deployment frequency, reduction in lead time, and improvement in quality. The paper includes a comparative table and visual analysis to represent these findings.
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