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Agile delivery, CI/CD and devops basics for software teams

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 7 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At team formation
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Continuous integration and delivery
What would you do?

The main branch is red and three people keep pushing

Try it: this is one of 16 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Sorting activity, process, scenario, timeline and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, ranking, word cloud slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 337.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 337.1Describe who owns what in the Scrum events and artefactsScrum GuideWhole course
SO 337.2Explain continuous integration and delivery and order a release pipelineBest practiceWhole course
SO 337.3Decide when a feature flag is safer than a long-lived branchBest practiceWhole course
SO 337.4Describe a safe deployment with a tested rollback plan + your infoBest practice; ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 [check before build]Whole course
SO 337.5Run a blame-free retrospective that produces one change + your infoScrum GuideWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 7 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

A release that had to be rolled back

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The Friday releaseTextImage
What went wrongTimelineQuiz
2

Agile ceremonies and who owns what

3 pages

7 min
Events and ownersAccordion
Who owns it?Sorting activity
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

Continuous integration and delivery

3 pages

7 min
The pipelineProcess
Order the stepsSorting activity
Broken buildScenarioQuiz
4

Feature flags and safe releases

3 pages

7 min
Flag or branch?Table
A risky featureScenarioQuiz
Clean upChecklist
5

Deployment, containers and rollback

3 pages

6 min
Safe deploymentTabs
Rollback drillChecklistYour info
CheckMulti-select quiz
6

Retrospective and final assessment

3 pages

6 min
A blame-free retrospectiveProcessKey fact
Raise it earlyNoteYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "bring your last bad release
PollHow often does your team release?
QuizWho orders the product backlog? (Product Owner ✔ · Scrum Master · Developers · Client)
ContentPipeline stages and the flag-or-branch rule
RankingOrder a pipeline: commit, build, test, package, deploy to test, release
QuizThe main build is red and three people keep pushing. Best move? (Stop and fix or revert first ✔)
Word cloudOne word for your last retrospective
ScaleHow confident are you rolling back a release?
Q&AAsk the trainer anything
Content · customiseClosing {{HELP_CONTACT}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Confidence in Scrum roles · CI · flags · deployment · retrospectives grid
  6. When did you last rehearse a rollback? multiple choice
  7. What slows your last mile to release the most? short text
  8. I can say ‘I do not think we are ready to release’ without feeling judged. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the delivery pipeline and change policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

7 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Link to the change management policy{{CHANGE_MANAGEMENT_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern{{HELP_CONTACT}}
  • Where completion is recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
  • List of approved tools and versions{{APPROVED_TOOLS}}
Show all 7 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run agile delivery, CI/CD and devops basics for software teams training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At team formation, and when a team adopts a delivery pipeline.

Who needs this training?

Developers, DevOps engineers and scrum masters; run by engineering managers with L&D.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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