DevOps is a philosophy, culture, and set of practices focused on unifying software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) with the goal of shortening the software development delivery cycle, improving the quality of software products, and increasing the agility and reliability of IT infrastructure. The term "DevOps" was created by combining the words "development" and "operations".
Business Simulations are interactive workshops in which teams of employees work on challenging issues within a simulated environment. The environment can be the same or a totally different context to the 'normal' working environment. In a simulation each participant will play a role and has specific tasks, responsibilities and authority.
Participants must discuss and agree how they will work together as a team. Business Simulations are facilitated by trainers who provide the team with support and instructions and who also helps the team reflect on their experiences and what they have learned. The facilitator can also help reflect on how to translate the learning points into the participants own working environment. Simulations are played in a number of rounds so that participants can see, feel and experience improvements as the simulation progresses. It is the reflection moments between rounds when people learn and make improvement choices that will have an impact in the next round.