How to Use Continuous Delivery To Produce Better Software Faster

No more stressful releases or expensive delays between features

Dave Farley, pioneer and world expert in Continuous Delivery, guides you through the fourteen essential techniques that you can apply to get the benefits of Continuous Delivery for your software, your team and your business.

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How fast can your team release software?

Every 11 months, 11 days or 11 seconds?

What if I told you that some of the most successful software development companies are able to do it in less than 11 seconds (more about that in a bit).

Imagine being one of the programmers on that team.
You’d be having more fun, focussed on the rewarding parts of your job like creating new, innovative features, while at the same time building software you can be proud of, instead of anxiously waiting for something to break after every release and fixing bugs.

But is that even possible?
Yes it is. Companies such as Amazon, Netflix, Tesla, Walmart, CitiBank, Volvo and Google (and many others) are able to do it all the time and that’s because they’ve implemented the Continuous Delivery framework in everything they do.

But why is it a good thing to release software faster & frequently?

  • Software teams can produce higher quality software when progress is made in smaller, more achievable steps.

    And that’s because once you find a mistake, you fix it straight away instead of putting it on a long list that takes months of frustrating back and forth.

  • Software engineering is all about learning and getting good at learning.

    Continuous Delivery is a mechanism that allows teams to learn faster if their software is good and if their product is right for the customer.

  • Engineers enjoy a higher level of job satisfaction and less chance of burnout.

    With more work automated, engineers can work more efficiently and focus their time on delivering innovative and higher quality work rather than spend time fixing problems downstream.

We need to deliver code faster, safer, and with better quality

Over 80% of organizations expect to compete on customer experience (CX), innovation, and utility, so there is constant pressure to release new features.

Without Continuous Delivery more and more engineers experience higher chances of physical and emotional burnout due to pressurized workloads in feature factories and tedious manual work.
Continuous Delivery is the best, most comprehensive, approach we currently have for developing quality software and releasing new features quickly and efficiently.

The Continuous Delivery Course: Better Software Faster

Get the benefits of fewer bugs, quicker releases, less stress and quality code

Continuous Delivery is a holistic approach that encompasses technical, organisational and cultural performance. This course covers all these aspects, and is designed to help you take it step-by-step and hone your approach over time, seeing incremental improvements to the quality and efficiency of your software.

  • Understand the elements of Continuous Delivery from first principles and learn practical models that you can use to implement Continuous Delivery in your work.

  • Learn from examples of other organisations that have successfully introduced Continuous Delivery into their existing software systems.

  • Be able to build an efficient Deployment Pipeline that can turn ideas, more quickly, into great software for customers

  • Be able to assess your Continuous Delivery capability, make progress and identify next steps.

  • Add skills to your resume that will boost your career prospects and earning potential.

  • Take away a checklist to help you, and your team, to continuously improve.

Learn Continuous Delivery from The Expert - Dave Farley’s Expertise, Teachings and Advice Are Now Available in Video Lessons, Worksheets and Demos, for YOU to Study at Your Convenience, at A 3RD OF THE COST OF IN PERSON TRAINING

What you will learn in Continuous Delivery: Better Software Faster

You’ll be guided by Dave Farley - Continuous Delivery pioneer through the through the essential elements that you need to implement CD for your software, your team and your organisation:

  • Achieve repeatability and reliability
  • Applying scientific principles
  • The Deployment Pipeline
  • Reducing the Cycle Time
  • Automated Testing
  • Automation - Release to Production
  • Controlling the Variables
  • Working in Small Steps
  • Making Evidence-based Decisions
  • Working in Small Autonomous Teams
  • Agility in Practice

NEW for 2023

Get A Continuous Delivery Self-Assessment + A Custom Improvement Report from Dave Farley

This invaluable resource provides a platform for you to reflect on your grasp and application of the Continuous Delivery principles taught throughout the course. Identify your strong suits, areas needing improvement, and develop a clear picture of your journey in mastering Continuous Delivery.

You’ll also find out how you stack up against other Continuous Delivery practitioners AND more importantly, you'll receive a custom improvement report.

People think that Continuous Delivery takes years to learn.


Adopting Continuous Delivery involves new ways of working, and thinking about your work differently. But the good news is that once you begin, you’ll start to deploy software quicker, safer, and with less anxiety.

In the world of Continuous Delivery (CD) you'll find numerous training options, but none quite compare to the experience of learning directly from Dave Farley, the co-author of the original award-winning book on CD

You're not just learning a series of tools and processes—you're being guided to a deeper understanding of the underlying software engineering principles.
This depth of knowledge accelerates your skill development and makes your abilities more adaptable to different contexts and challenges.

You might consider turning to YouTube for third-party interpretations, or even reading our book on Continuous Delivery. But learning from Dave goes beyond these options.

It’s not just about theory; you’re gaining hands-on practical knowledge, demonstrated by a master of the field.

"We can now deliver software at a much increased cadence, accurately and with an increase in quality" - Chief Engineer

So, who is this course for?

  • Developers who want to learn, or improve, their CD skills

  • Technical leads who want to adopt CD with their teams and support them in their learning

  • Colleagues and Executives who want to understand the practice and language of CD to support their dev teams

“Awesome Course that was worth the cost. I have to admit I was a little skeptical of taking the course based on the high cost, but I couldn't turn down an opportunity to learn from Dave. The course really goes into a lot more depth and practice than what you get on the YouTube channel so was worth the cost.” - Daniel Petersen

Learn Continuous Delivery from the Expert

Meet Dave Farley - Continuous Delivery Pioneer

In 2010, Dave co-authored THE BOOK. You might have heard about it.

The award-winning “Continuous Delivery” book revolutionised the world of software engineering.

He brings 40 years of software development experience and consultancy to the table with just one goal in mind: to push the limits of software engineering.

Through his courses, YouTube videos and books, Dave has inspired and helped millions of software engineers develop better software faster without tearing their hair out over mundane tasks.

Continuous Delivery makes it possible to deliver quality code, launch more frequently and experience stress-free releases

DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) - an independent, academically rigorous investigation into the practices and capabilities that drive high performance, identified 5 major benefits to implementing Continuous Delivery:

  1. Improves software delivery performance, measured in terms of:
    • Deployment Frequency - How often an organization successfully releases to production. 
    • Lead Time - The amount of time it takes a change to get into production.
    • Change Failure Rate - The percentage of deployments causing a failure in production.
    • Mean Time to Recover - How long it takes an organization to recover from a failure in production
  2. Leads to higher levels of quality by leveraging automation for repetitive tasks or tasks we can parallelize and release engineers from working on low-value tasks.
    With more work automated, engineers can work more efficiently and focus their time on delivering innovative and higher quality work rather than spend time fixing problems downstream.
  3. Lowers team burnout (physical, mental or emotional due to overwork or stress) by reducing manual work (thanks to automating for repetitive tasks), receiving instant feedback and being able to release software faster without worrying about fatal errors in their code.
  4. Improves job satisfaction levels by allowing employees to see the results of their efforts instantaneously thanks to frequent releases and breaking down their scope of work into smaller, more manageable and easy to fix milestones.
  5. Reduces deployment time and makes software releases less stressful on your team. Rather than always being on call to correct problems, remediate issues and respond to defects, you and your team can focus on doing more meaningful work.

To get higher throughput (deployment frequency plus lead time) and lower risk releases through implementing continuous delivery practices, start today.

What our students are saying

Senior Engineer

"This compelling and information-packed course was a real eye-opener. I learned a great deal [about] the creative side of software engineering... and how to do it faster and better. I can't recommend this course enough - I can't wait for the next one!"

Developer

"The course made me feel energised and inspired to tackle large projects with more energy and control. It also motivated me to be optimistic about what is achievable."

Start Up Entrepreneur

"It has helped me to know what great looks like and come up with a plan to get there. It's well put together. The worksheets encourage doing, rather than just consuming."

Co. Founder

"Having done the course myself I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in delivering quality software, faster, with predictable results."

Senior Engineer

"Really put our current practices into sharp relief! This is an excellent tool - not just for the benefit of the attendees but to feedback valuable information to the company."

Senior Engineer

"Genuinely entertaining and packed with useful information"

Senior Engineer

“Great Course for any organization. This is a great course that explains the importance of Continuous Delivery and gives instructions on how to apply it in your business. This is a course any manager should take.”

Developer

“Structured and Impactful. Really nice to hear CD presented in a structured and formal way. It's delivered in a way that the key concepts of CD are repeated throughout the videos and information sheets making it easier to consume the ideas that are being taught.”

Software Team Lead

"As busy team lead, I found that being able to pick up the course at times that suited me and the ability to work at my own pace was a much better learning experience than travelling to a live course."

Team Leader

“Great course. Great class to think through the higher level reasons for moving to CD. With this knowledge and the statistics it will be helpful to make the case to the broader team and management”

Bonus

Get Dave Farley’s Award-Winning Book, "Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation" at Half-Price

Continuous Delivery

Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation" is a highly influential book in the field of software development.

Published in 2010, it was co-written by Jez Humble and David Farley and played a significant role in changing the way software development is approached and carried out.

The book covers a range of topics, including:

  • Automation of the build, deployment, and testing process.
  • Improving collaboration between developers, testers, and operations.
  • Implementing continuous integration to reduce risk.
  • Reducing lead times and reliably releasing valuable software.
  • It provides a detailed examination of each stage of the delivery process and offers specific techniques to improve that process.


This book is a must-read for professionals in the field who are interested in implementing Continuous Delivery principles and practices in their projects or organizations.

Money Back Guarantee & Lifetime Access: At Continuous Delivery, your satisfaction is paramount.

If you enrol in this course but it doesn't meet your expectations, let us know immediately. We're more than willing to transfer your enrollment to a better-suited course or offer a full refund.

If you've completed less than 20% of this course within 30 days of purchase and you decide it is not for you, we'll refund your cost in full. Contact us at [email protected] with your request.

Produce Better Software Faster

Here’s a reminder of what’s included with this course:

  • Lifetime access to Dave Farley’s Continuous Delivery: Better Software Faster course (value £399)

  • NEW Chapter Added in 2023: Continuous Delivery Self-Assessment + A Custom Improvement Report from Dave Farley

  • Bonus 50% off Dave Farley’s award-winning book "Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation"

  • Bonus 20% off other CD. trainings & courses

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who is this for?

    Developers who want to learn, or improve, their CD skills. Technical leads who want to adopt CD with their teams and support them in their learning. Colleagues and Executives who want to understand the practice and language of CD to support their dev teams.

  • Is there a refund policy?

    If you mistakenly buy the wrong course for you, let us know immediately, and we will refund your payment in full, or transfer your enrolment to the course of your choice (within same price). If you start a course and discover that the material is too advanced, or too basic for you, or you just don't like it, please let us know asap. We will refund your purchase in full if you have completed less than 20% of the course, and you let us know within 30 days of buying the course. For any other reasons, please contact us and let us know the details and we will consider your refund request. Contact us - [email protected]

  • What’s NEW in this course?

    In 2023 we added a bonus chapter to Dave’s Continuous Delivery Better Software Faster course: Get A Continuous Delivery Self-Assessment + A Custom Improvement Report (value £499).

    Once you complete the course, you'll have access to a unique online self-assessment tool. This invaluable resource provides a platform for you to reflect on your grasp and application of the Continuous Delivery principles taught throughout the course. Identify your strong suits, areas needing improvement, and develop a clear picture of your journey in mastering Continuous Delivery.

    You’ll also find out how you stack up against other Continuous Delivery practitioners AND more importantly, you'll receive a custom improvement report.

    This isn't just a generic feedback form; it's a tailored roadmap, filled with insightful advice and strategic guidance from Dave Farley, aimed at fostering your growth and improvement.

  • Can I get an invoice for my employer so I can claim the course purchase as an expense?

    E-mail us at: [email protected] (using the same email address you used to create your CD.Training account) with: your order number; company name, address and VAT (sales tax) number and we will send you an invoice for the purchase of your course, marked as "Paid in Full".

  • Can I book a training course for my team or company instead of purchasing the online course?

    Yes, we provide Group Programmes for cohort-based training, which you can book just for your team. E-mail us at: [email protected] to learn more about this option.

No more stressful releases or expensive delays between features.

“As a Technology Consultant, who also frequently does deployments and DevOps implementations, I was looking for a structured overview of how to do Continuous Delivery ‘properly', i.e. the principles one should stick to even though implementations might have to be adapted to the project's circumstances.

I was aware of Dave Farley’s reputation in this field and studied his on-line “Anatomy of a Deployment Pipeline” course - an in-depth exploration of all the stages of a CD Pipeline, with real-life examples and practical exercises to learn and apply the principles.

This gave me a very good overview about what a CD Pipeline should look like. I've learned the principles, I wanted to learn, about how to slowly move our modules and delivery mechanisms towards Continuous Delivery.” - Senior Engineer