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Module 7: Capstone Project

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Module Overview

If you reached this point and finished all the previous modules, congratulations! You already did a great job! You passed through many parts of the DevOps ecosystem and even finished the end-to-end hands-on guided project, HiveBox (if you didn't, you should finish it first).

The capstone project will be a bit different, where you will do everything from A to Z, where you will come up with the project idea, define the requirements, set the plan, work on the implementation, and review the outcome.

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Unlike the HiveBox project where pairing is recommended, this capstone project cannot be done without pairing! You should do it with someone more experienced than you.

This project should follow the same MVP approach and work in phases and always remember ... Make it work, then make it right, then make it fast!

7.1 Requirements​

  • The goal of this phase is to gather the requirements for the project
  • Brainstorm and find the project idea. It should be an end-to-end project and cover most of what you learned.
  • Define the project scope and objectives.
  • Identify functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Define success metrics (KPIs).

7.2 Plan​

  • Decide which agile planning methodology that you will use.
  • Create a high-level project roadmap.
  • Identify the tech stack that will be used in the project.
  • Define a reasonable timeline for the project.
  • Make a simple risk assessment to spot the obstacles you know or don't know about.

7.3 Implementation​

  • The goal of this phase is to implement the technical aspects of the project.
  • The implementation should be fully documented so anyone can easily understand and run/reproduce it.
  • It should cover all focus areas covered in the previous modules.
  • It follows the GitOps approach as much as possible. No magic work should be done outside the project's Git repo!

7.4 Review​

  • The goal of this phase is to review the project's outcome.
  • Verify and validate each plan phase and match it with the implementation.
  • Asset the whole project and what has been done compared to the original plan and goal.
  • Conduct a final retrospective and identify future work.
  • Write the takeaways of the project.

Interview Questions - Module 7​

Review the interview questions related to Module 7.