Hey everyone! I'm a Cloud Architect in our DevOps & Platform team, and I've been tasked with creating a short, interactive presentation for our CFO next week. The challenge is, our CFO isn't technical at all; he's very much a finance guy. I need some creative ideas on how to make this session engaging and straightforward for someone who doesn't have a tech background. I'm thinking of using hands-on analogies or simple tasks that can demonstrate the impact of DevOps on software development and operations. Any suggestions or examples would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
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You might want to focus on how DevOps saves time and money by automating processes. Consider tying your presentation to specific business outcomes, like showing how much time DevOps can save versus manual processes—and why that matters for the company’s bottom line. It could be helpful to prepare a story around a big project needing CFO approval, so he sees the relevance immediately. Keep it business-focused to keep him engaged!
Definitely! And instead of running a pipeline live, you could show pre-recorded times for how long it takes compared to manual steps. This way, he can visualize the efficiency gains clearly. Don't forget to emphasize the risk reduction and cost of downtime due to manual errors too!