  DevOps is an approach based on lean and agile principles in which business,
development, operations, and quality teams cooperate to deliver software
continuously aiming at reducing time to market, and receiving constant feedback
from customers. However, implementing DevOps can be a complex and challenging
mission due it requires significant paradigm shift. Consequently, many failures
and misconceptions can occur about DevOps adoption by organizations, despite
its numerous benefits. This work identifies, describes, and compares different
perspectives related to DevOps adoption in academy and industry. The
perspectives can be understood as factors or variables that influence or help
to understand the DevOps journey. We employed a sequential multi-method
research approach, including Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and Case Study.
As a result, eight perspectives were found: concepts, models, principles,
practices, difficulties, challenges, benefits, and strategies. More
specifically, the SLR produced 390 items, which can be understood as
occurrences of a perspective. The conducted case study confirmed 75 items,
corroborating the SLR findings, while another 29 items emerged. This global
view on DevOps adoption may guide beginners, both theorists, and practitioners,
to make the necessary organizational transformation less painful.
