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DevOps Maturity Roadmap

5 maturity levels. 6 capability domains. One visual roadmap so you know exactly where you are, and exactly where to go next. Built for practitioners, not slideware.

5-level maturity framework (Ad Hoc → AI-Native)
DORA metrics benchmark table
Domain matrix: CI/CD, testing, IaC, observability, DevSecOps, platform
90-day action plan template

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5 levels of DevOps maturity

Most teams sit between levels — strong in one domain, lagging in another. That's normal. The roadmap helps you see the full picture.

L1

Ad Hoc

Manual processes, siloed teams, heroic deployments. Every release is a risk event.

L2

Defined

Documented processes, basic CI, some automation. Reproducible but not yet continuous.

L3

Measured

Full CI/CD pipeline, automated testing, DORA metrics tracked, culture shift underway.

L4

Optimised

Platform engineering, self-service, SRE practices, FinOps integrated. DevOps is invisible — it's just how you work.

L5

AI-Native

AI-assisted code review, automated incident triage, intelligent capacity planning. Cognitive DevOps.

6 DevOps capability domains

The PDF maps all 6 domains across all 5 levels — your complete visual reference.

CI/CD Pipelines

Build → test → deploy automation

Manual buildsFull pipeline + environments

Test Automation

Quality gates at every stage

Manual QA onlyUnit + integration + e2e, >80% coverage
🏗️

Infrastructure as Code

Reproducible, auditable infra

Click-ops / manualTerraform/Pulumi, modular
📊

Observability

Know what your system is doing

Reactive / alert when brokenMetrics + logs + traces (OTel)
🔒

Security (DevSecOps)

Shift security left

Security after deploymentSAST + DAST + container scanning
🛠️

Platform Engineering

Internal developer platform

No platform — raw cloudGolden paths, self-service templates

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