DevOps - DASA Trainings

DASA: the team and practice-oriented DevOps Agile framework

DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) is the international reference body structuring DevOps certifications with a very team-practice oriented approach. Where DevOps Institute (DOI) covers the management and transformation dimension, DASA focuses on the operational skills of a DevOps team: courage, teams, shared understanding, automation, leadership, measurement and continuous improvement. Its certifications (DASA DevOps Fundamentals, DASA DevOps Product Owner, DASA Specialist Enable and Scale, DASA Specialist Specify and Verify) are internationally recognised to validate a team’s operational aptitude to work in DevOps mode.

In French-speaking Switzerland, Geneva private banks, international organisations, telecom operators, scale-ups, IT service companies, cantonal administrations and pharmaceutical industries adopt DASA certifications to professionalise their DevOps teams, structure the DevOps Product Owner role and align delivery teams. ITTA offers the official DASA catalogue, delivered by accredited DASA trainers active on DevOps transformations in French-speaking Switzerland.

Following a DASA certification opens access to high-value operational roles: DevOps engineer, team DevOps lead, DevOps Product Owner, DevOps scrum master, platform engineer, DevOps architect, Agile-DevOps coach. DASA certifications usefully complement Scrum (Scrum.org, Scrum Alliance), SAFe and ITIL by bringing the operational team DevOps practice dimension.

Whether you are a DevOps engineer structuring your team practices, a Product Owner taking charge of a DevOps product, a scrum master supporting a transition to DevOps, a platform lead piloting an industrialisation team, or a consultant supporting clients, our DASA training in Geneva and Lausanne covers the full path.

The ITTA DASA catalogue

DASA DevOps Fundamentals

DevOps Fundamentals – DASA is the natural entry for any profile starting with DASA. The programme covers the six DASA principles (Customer-centric action, Create with the end in mind, End-to-end responsibility, Cross-functional autonomous teams, Continuous improvement, Automate everything you can), fundamental technical skills (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, metrics), culture and team practices. It is the common foundation of all DASA paths and a widely used tool certification to align a team on DevOps vocabulary and practices.

DASA DevOps Product Owner

DevOps Product Owner – DASA targets DevOps-oriented Product Owners. The programme covers the specificity of the Product Owner role in a DevOps context: product vision and strategy, backlog management oriented to continuous delivery, business value prioritisation, collaboration with DevOps team and operations, OKR and DORA metrics, management of technical product portfolio (platform, pipeline, observability). This certification is particularly valued for profiles taking responsibility of an internal DevOps product.

DASA Specialist Enable & Scale

DASA Specialist Enable and Scale targets profiles industrialising and scaling DevOps practices: organisation design and value streams, enablement platforms, Platform Engineering, platform team management, scaling mechanics (Spotify model, Team Topologies), governance and standardisation. It targets platform leads and DevOps architects.

DASA Specialist Specify & Verify

DASA Specialist Specify and Verify covers quality engineering practices in a DevOps context: test-driven development, behavior-driven development, code quality, test automation, performance testing, security testing, application observability, telemetry. It targets quality engineers, SDETs and DevOps-oriented development leads.

DASA and the publisher ecosystem at ITTA

DASA fits into a broader transformation and team-practice ecosystem. The DevOps sub-domain (management parent) regroups DASA and DOI certifications. The DevOps and development sub-domain covers technical skills (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins). Agile Methodology covers Scrum, Kanban and SAFe, naturally complementary to DASA. DevOps Institute (DOI) is the complementary body to DASA, with a more management and leadership oriented approach. The combination of DASA for operational teams and DOI for managers works particularly well in organisations transforming their delivery.

DASA trends in 2026

DASA continues to structure its framework in 2026, with strong attention on the DevOps Product Owner role, Platform Engineering (which imposes itself as a discipline in its own right), Team Topologies (Stream-aligned, Platform, Enabling, Complicated subsystem teams) and quality industrialisation (Specify and Verify). DASA adapts to emerging practices: GitOps, internal developer platforms (IDP), DORA metrics, FinOps and GreenOps. The place of AI in delivery (code assistants, AI in pipelines, augmented observability) progressively enters the DASA framework. Our pedagogical content regularly integrates these evolutions to remain aligned with current practices.

DASA training in Geneva, Lausanne and online

All our DASA courses are available on-site in our Geneva and Lausanne centres, as well as in interactive virtual classroom with an accredited DASA trainer live. Our sessions are organised in 5-week cycles. Each session includes official DASA materials, case studies inspired by real DevOps transformations in French-speaking Switzerland, reflection workshops on organisation and value streams, and preparation for the official exam. Customised corporate training is also possible at your premises, in Geneva, Lausanne, Vaud and across French-speaking Switzerland, with a programme adapted to your transformation context (DevOps maturity, organisation, platforms, governance).

Why train on DASA at ITTA

ITTA offers a training catalogue. Our DASA trainers are DASA accredited and run DevOps coaching activities for Swiss and international clients, covering team practices, DevOps Product Ownership, Platform Engineering, quality and industrialisation. The DASA catalogue regroups our DevOps Fundamentals and Product Owner courses, complemented by Specialist Enable and Scale and Specify and Verify modules. Our pedagogical team supports you in choosing the right path, preparing the official DASA exams and identifying funding solutions adapted to your professional situation.

Our pedagogical approach favours learning by doing, with case studies inspired by real DevOps transformations in French-speaking Switzerland, team and value stream design workshops, exercises on the six DASA principles, role-plays for DevOps Product Ownership, and exchanges between participants to share feedback. Each session combines training time, applied exercises and exam preparation, allowing each participant to progress at their own pace and leave with skills directly usable in their professional context.

Our training is aimed at varied audiences: DevOps engineers structuring their team practices, DevOps Product Owners, DevOps-oriented scrum masters, platform leads, quality engineers, DevOps architects, transformation consultants, platform teams in internal training. Our pedagogical team adapts the content to the participants’ context.

Featured courses in this catalogue

Here is a selection of reference training courses in this catalogue, accessible directly:

• DevOps Fundamentals – DASA
• DevOps Product Owner – DASA

FAQ

Which DASA certification to choose to start?

DASA DevOps Fundamentals is the natural entry for any profile starting with DASA. It is the common foundation of all DASA paths. For product-oriented profiles (Product Owners, product managers), DASA DevOps Product Owner is the target. For platform and architecture profiles, Specialist modules are the logical next step. Our pedagogical team guides you according to your role.

DASA or DOI: which to choose?

Both bodies are complementary and recognised. DASA has a more team-practice and operational role oriented approach (Fundamentals, Product Owner, Specialist). DOI has a broader approach (management, transformation, leadership, SRE, DevSecOps). Many organisations combine both: DASA for operational teams, DOI for managers and leaders. Our catalogue covers both bodies.

Is DASA useful for non-technical profiles?

Yes. DASA DevOps Fundamentals is very accessible and provides the DevOps vocabulary and reading grid useful to all profiles involved in a transformation (Product Owners, scrum masters, project managers, business analysts). The DevOps Product Owner role is particularly suited to product-oriented profiles taking charge of an internal DevOps product.

Are your DASA courses available for companies?

Yes, the entire DASA catalogue is available in-house, in Geneva, Lausanne and in virtual classroom, with a programme adapted to your transformation context (DevOps maturity, organisation, platforms, governance). Our team builds the specifications with you and organises sessions according to your calendar.