Nicole Forsgren Explained

Nicole Forsgren
Education:Utah State University, University of Arizona
Website:https://nicolefv.com/

Nicole Forsgren is an American technology executive, IT impact expert, and author. In 2020, she was named vice president of Research & Strategy at Microsoft's GitHub[1] [2] and, more recently, Partner at Microsoft Research.[3] She coauthored Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps, which won the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award in 2019.[4]

Education

Forsgren holds a Master of Accounting from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and a PhD in Management Information Systems.[5]

Career

In 2020, Forsgren was hired by Github as the VP of Research and Strategy.[6] She served as Director of Organizational Performance and Analytics at Chef Software from 2014 to 2015. Towards the end of 2015, she left Chef and, along with Jez Humble and Gene Kim, founded DevOps Research and Assessment LLC (DORA) with Jez Humble and Gene Kim. DORA is known for the annual State of DevOps report, and their DevOps Scorecard.[7] Forsgren served as CEO. In 2018, DORA was purchased by Google.[8]

Forsgren has been an assistant or visiting professor at Boise State University, Pepperdine University, and Utah State University.[9] She is a Research Affiliate at the Social Analytics Institute at Clemson University and Florida International University.[10]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. News: Chan . Rosalie . GitHub just hired a top DevOps researcher away from Google Cloud . 25 October 2020 . Business Insider . Business Insider.
  2. News: Kniskern . Kip . Nicole Forsgren, PhD to move from Google Cloud to new role as VP of Research & Strategy at Microsoft's GitHub . 25 October 2020 . OnMSFT.com . 5 March 2020 . en.
  3. News: Yu . Alison . Introducing Developer Velocity Lab – A Research Initiative to Amplify Developer Work and Well-Being . 3 December 2021 . techcommunity.microsoft.com . 25 May 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Price . Mary . 2020-02-04 . Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performance Technology by Nicole Forsgren, PhD, Jez Humble, Gene Kim, Steve Bell, and Karen Whitley Bell Receives Shingo Publication Award . 2023-10-26 . Shingo Institute . en-US.
  5. Web site: Bloomberg . Jason . Digital Influencer Nicole Forsgren: Bringing Science to DevOps . 2024-10-03 . Forbes . en.
  6. Web site: Chan . Rosalie . GitHub just hired a top DevOps researcher away from Google Cloud . 2023-10-26 . Business Insider . en-US.
  7. News: Cancialosi . Chris . How To Assess Your Organization's DevOps Readiness . 25 October 2020 . Forbes . en.
  8. News: Narcisi . Gina . Google Cloud Buys Digital Transformation, DevOps Research Firm DORA . 25 October 2020 . CRN . 20 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Bloomberg . Jason . Digital Influencer Nicole Forsgren: Bringing Science to DevOps . 2024-10-03 . Forbes . en.
  10. Web site: How to Grade DevOps Teams with Nicole Forsgren, PhD . 2024-10-03 . Last Week in AWS . en-US.
  11. Web site: The DevOps Handbook, 2nd Edition[Book] ]. 2024-10-03 . www.oreilly.com . en.

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