A DevOps culture is built on principles like being data-driven, reflective (willing to learn from

experience), and accountable (taking ownership, not blaming others).

Command and control cultures are the opposite: hierarchical, rigid, discouraging initiative and

learning. DevOps strives for empowerment, experimentation, and psychological safety.

Why not the others?

Data-driven: Decisions are based on measurement and feedback, core to DevOps.

Reflective: Regular retrospectives and post-incident reviews are essential DevOps rituals.

Accountability: Teams are responsible for the software they build and operate.

Reference/Extract:

“DevOps culture values collaboration, continuous learning, and a data-driven, accountable approach

to improvement. Command and control structures stifle innovation and slow down feedback.”

— State of DevOps Report (2019), PeopleCert DevOps Foundation v3.6 Section 3.2