Week 5 Posting - Software and Hardware Assurance Best Practices

 

          Most businesses have their software development department, quality assurance, cyber security team, and IT operations team. Somewhere down the line, there would be hiccups that would negatively affect one department that was created by its neighboring department. For example, assignments from QA could indirectly affect the IT operation team’s incentive and productivity. According to Chapman and Maymi, a solution to solve the friction between teams and department is collaborating them into one multifunctional team called DevOps or DevSecOps. This practice will align all department’s incentives and goals to ultimately enable more efficient and consistent performance (Chapman & Maymi, p.225, 2020).

Personally, communication is key. By having everyone collaborate to further prevent anymore hiccups and speed bumps on the way will definitely improve the company’s production. The only flaw I can think of in this multifunctional team that it’ll get more complicated and more complex. It’ll be hard to manage and monitor multiple resources and programs within the team. On top of that, it might be required for all team players to learn new programs which could be timely.

References:

Chapman, B., & Maymi, F. (2020). CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam CS0-002). McGraw Hill Professional.

Online, O. E. (2023). 10 Advantages and Disadvantages of DevOps. Open Education Online. https://openeducationonline.com/magazine/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-devops/