Certified DevOps Foundation - CDOFTM

Certified DevOps FoundationTM leads the candidate to be a certified member of DevOps Community to learn DevOps in a practical and detailed way. This certification will help individuals to demonstrate their expertise, involvement and gen in the field of DevOps. This credentials will help you to attest and justify your competency in DevOps Methodology.

This certification is based on Body of Knowledge of DevOps. This certification is been governed and owned by DevOps Council.


DevOps – A Cultural Shift

DevOps (Development and Operations) is a process-based method for managing Development and Operations effectively in an integrated fashion. DevOps was established in 2009 and later streamlined as a framework by DevOps Council. DevOps is a compound of Development and Operations.

A Collaboration model for Development and Operations- DevOps BOK


DevOps is not just a process but a cultural shift. It emphasizes on collaboration and communication of both Development and Operations team. The DevOps movement is so widespread that it’s surprising it’s only a few years old. DevOps emerged from an effort by businesses to respond more rapidly to market changes.

DevOps Council has emerged with a framework which can be implemented successfully in organizations who wish to streamline their Development and Operations. ICCA Council also has multiple empanelled Associates who can help organizations to implement DevOps and can share success stories.

Detailed Course Outline:

  • Introduction and Background of DevOps
  • Concepts of DevOps
  • Framework for DevOps
  • Principles
  • Practices
  • Measures
  • Ethical Practices
  • Cultural shift to DevOps
  • DevOps Organization

Benefits of DevOps:

  • Organizations who implement DevOps Framework gets more simple, plain and done
  • Enables insight for fast and responsive development and operations and an increased focus on organizational results.
  • Presents underlying Reference Framework which helps deploy projects much faster as compared to any other methodology.
  • Prescribes a reference point for organisations to anchor on when adapting to large-scale development projects, keeping in mind the Operations stage.
  • Implementation of best practices specified in DEVOPS enables you to successfully Achieve
    • Reduced Support and Operational Cost
    • Increased value for the customers
    • Reduction in Development time
    • Increased success rate of projects
    • Smooth flow and handover from Development to Operations Stage
    • Reduction in Risk from failure of operations

Answers to all your questions

The training on the credentials will answer all the questions and will clarify all the doubts of individuals below:

  • 1.What are their roles and responsibilities as a DevOps team members?
  • 2.What value addition will be done by implementing DevOps?
  • 3.What are the domains in which we should prepare ourselves?
  • 4.How learning DEVOPS can improve our competency?
  • 5.What will be the key areas that we should be focusing upon while learning DevOps?
  • 6.Any recommendations based upon your experience that can add value to projects by implementing DevOps?
  • 7.How DevOps can help achieve customer satisfaction?
  • 8.How will DevOps help Customer and Service provider both?
  • 9.What are the skills that I should possess in DEVOPS to successfully handle better management of Operations failures?
  • 10.How to achieve seamless transition between Development and Operations Stage

And many other questions


This certification will enhance your credibility within your team, organization and also with your clients.

Work Experience 0+ years of experience
Training Mandatory
Target Audience Aspirants who wish to gain knowledge on DevOps Framework OR
Someone who wants to work on DevOps OR
Someone who is working on DevOps and wants to get accreditation for their skills and talents.
Credentials CDOFTM

Requirement Criteria

Work Experience: In order to appear for this certification exam you do not need to have professional work experience in any domain and in any industry

Training Requirement: You need to mandatorily attend the training from our Authorized Training Associates to appear for the CDOFTM certification examination. You will be awarded with Associate ICCA Credits (AIC’s) through our Authorized Training Associates.

Who should apply for this credentials?

  • Anyone and everyone who intends to work on DevOps
  • Someone who is already working on DevOps
  • Someone who wants to implement DevOps within their Organization

Examination Pattern

The CDOFTM Exam is based on the Body of Knowledge for DEVOPS Framework. The certification contains 40 multiple-choice questions to test the participant’s concepts from the Body of Knowledge for DEVOPS Framework. Each question has equal weightage. There is no negative marking for any question. Exam is been closely monitored and proctored by the Authorized Examination Associate been appointed by ICCA Council. You will have a choice to select your convenient Authorized Examination Associate as per your preferred location.

Exam Details

Duration 1 hour or 60 minutes
Question type Multiple choice questions
Pattern of Exam Objective based exam
Mode of Exam Online or Paper based
Total questions in Exam 40
Passing marks 24
Passing percentage 60%

Result

The result is declared within maximum 15 working days from the date of exam. Upon successfully clearing the examination candidates can be honoured by the credentials CDOFTM

Candidates are requested to use naming of credentials on their respective profiles and social networking media as per the guidelines mentioned in the DEVOPS Body of Knowledge - Code of ethics.

Result Within 15 working days
Soft copy Within 15 working days
Hard Copy Within 30-45 working days
Credential Badge Within 30-45 working days
Name in Candidate Registry Within 45 working days

Note: You will receive an email once we receive your Answer sheet. The soft copy and hard copy certificates will be issued after receipt of the Answer sheets as mentioned in the chart.

You can also apply for a Credential Badge with additional cost of 30 USD and we will deliver the same within 30-45 Days.

Your name will be added in the ICCA Skilled Associates Registry within 45 working days.

Exam Price

Exam Fees for Non-Associate : 170 USD

Individual Associate Fee : 50 USD

Exam Fees for Associates :100 USD

You SAVE by becoming Associate, 50 USD

For corporates, we offer bulk discounts. Please contact us at exams@iccacouncil.org

To become ICCA Council Associate, please click here.

Here is what you will miss out if you do not gain knowledge through this certification

Focus
         To deliver the best of our skills and produce excellent work. We deliver valuable to the stakeholders sooner.

Courage
         This gives us the courage to undertake greater challenges.

Respect
         Respect towards our profession

Opportunities.
         It will bring more opportunities in terms of job, compensation and exposure

Recognition
         This is a well-known platform for certifications world-wide to demonstrate your skills and credentials

Differentiator
         Stand out from crowd

Ethics
         It will encourage you to trail ethical practices

Knowledge
         It will broaden your perspective towards routine day to day assignments and will help you to foster your knowledge

Growth
         It will help you grow in your career and organization monetary wise, knowledge wise and in terms of responsibilities

Contribute
         It will encourage you to contribute to the society