Martin Reynolds

Great DevEx and Regulatory Compliance - Possible?

The average developer context-switches between 14 different tools. An Internal Developer Platform embeds compliance and security, freeing your engineers to focus on shipping code, not bureaucracy.

Great DevEx and Regulatory Compliance - Possible?
#1about 2 minutes

The challenge of balancing DevEx and regulatory compliance

Most businesses face regulatory compliance challenges which complicate the software delivery lifecycle and create friction for developers.

#2about 3 minutes

Mapping the current complex software development lifecycle

The typical development process involves excessive tool switching and manual steps, leading to increased costs and engineer dissatisfaction.

#3about 2 minutes

Driving DevEx transformation with sponsorship and culture

Successful developer experience initiatives require both executive sponsorship to remove roadblocks and engineering champions to drive adoption and cultural alignment.

#4about 3 minutes

Using golden pathways for consistent and compliant delivery

Pre-approved golden pathways and an integrated toolchain reduce cognitive load and ensure security and compliance checks are automated.

#5about 2 minutes

Implementing automated guardrails instead of manual gates

Replace slow, manual approval gates with automated guardrails using policy as code to make it easy for developers to do the right thing.

#6about 2 minutes

Measuring success with quantitative and qualitative metrics

Consistently measure both hard metrics like DORA and soft qualitative feedback to accurately track improvements in developer experience.

#7about 8 minutes

Demo of self-servicing a compliant application

An internal developer portal enables engineers to scaffold a new service that automatically generates a compliant CI/CD pipeline with security and governance built-in.

#8about 1 minute

Key principles for balancing developer speed and safety

A summary of core strategies including focusing on engineers as customers, unifying the toolchain, using guardrails, and measuring everything.

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