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Bringing People, Process, Technology and AI together!
About
About
My passion is helping companies bring people, processes, technology, and AI together so they can continuously deliver value to their customers.
Romano Roth is a pioneering thought leader in cybernetic transformation, enterprise evolution, and platform engineering, with over two decades of experience in the technology sector. As the Global Chief of Cybernetic Transformation at Zühlke, Romano is responsible for shaping the global strategy and service portfolio for cybernetic enterprises, platform engineering, AI integration, and cloud solutions. His visionary approach is redefining how organizations innovate and adapt across industries such as finance, insurance, cybersecurity, energy, healthcare, and aerospace.
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Experience
Experience & Interests
Cybernetic Enterprise
You aim to build a resilient, adaptive, and future-ready organization. I help you assess your cybernetic maturity, define a clear transformation strategy, and establish the right goals and feedback systems to drive continuous innovation and value delivery.
Software Architecture
Software architectures and systems can be very complex. I provide easy-to-understand, fact-oriented recommendations for action. These give you the skills you need for pioneering and strategic decisions.
DEVOPS & Platform Engineering
You aim to boost efficiency and reduce costs. I help you assess your DevOps and platform engineering maturity, define a clear strategy, and establish the right goals and measurement framework to drive continuous improvement.
Public Speaking
I love give talks on:
DevOps
Platform Engineering
DevOps Transformation
Digital Factory
Agile Transformation
Software Architecture
Application Modernisation
Videos
Videos
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Blogs
Blogs
Leanpub Course LAUNCH: The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization Course by Romano Roth
“The Cybernetic Enterprise Course: How to Build a Future-Ready Organization” ist dein Betriebssystem für die nächste Ära der Transformation. Statt Agile, DevOps oder AI isoliert zu behandeln, verbindet der Kurs alles zu einem cybernetischen Operating Model mit klaren Prinzipien, Praktiken, Plattformdenken und Feedback-Loops – inklusive 3 Stunden Video und allen 4 Büchern als Bonus.
Dec 42 min read
How industrial companies can become “AI-ready” and future-proof
When people, machines, and algorithms work as a team, a learning and resilient factory emerges. Industrial firms must become AI-ready now: through data-driven production, open platform architecture, feedback loops, and explainable AI. A clear transformation path—from vision and use cases to MLOps, platform engineering, and upskilling—makes the move to a Cybernetic Enterprise pragmatic and measurable.
Nov 234 min read
Human-machine cooperation in Industry 5.0
Industry 5.0 goes beyond automation: people, sustainability, and resilience take center stage. Artificial intelligence meets human intuition to create hybrid value creation. The “Cybernetic Enterprise” links sensors, OT data, AI agents, and business rules in feedback loops—enabling learning, resilient factories that continuously improve efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.
Oct 84 min read
Digitalization was Yesterday: How to Achieve “Cybernetic Transformation”
Digitalization unlocked efficiency, but it often stopped at isolated optimizations. In an AI-driven world, organizations need a new “operating system.” Cybernetic Transformation builds continuously learning, data-driven, and customer-centric enterprises. Through feedback loops, platform engineering, and AI-augmented teams, companies evolve into adaptive systems—achieving faster innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.
Aug 245 min read
From Humans and Machines: The Organization of the Future
Artificial Intelligence is evolving from a tool into an active team member. In the Cybernetic Enterprise, AI supports decisions, drives feedback loops, and continuously learns—much like a nervous system. Trust, empowerment, and transparency replace control. The future of organizations lies in combining human creativity with machine intelligence to enable faster innovation, greater efficiency, resilience, and truly adaptive business models.
Aug 185 min read
DevOps in Switzerland 2025: Scaling DevOps with Platforms and AI
DevOps in Switzerland has evolved from practice to platform-enabled and AI-augmented delivery. The 2025 report reveals that over half of organizations have dedicated platform teams, while one-third already use AI in DevOps. GitLab, Kubernetes, and Terraform remain dominant, but cultural challenges persist. The future is clear: DevOps must scale through platforms, leverage AI responsibly, and focus on outcomes—while keeping people at the center. Watch the release video for mor
Jul 132 min read
AI risk management: turning governance into a driver of long-term success
Many companies don’t fail at building AI, they fail at scaling it. The reason isn’t technology, but missing governance. Without control, AI initiatives introduce risk, create fragmented architectures, and erode trust. This article explores how integrated, lightweight governance enables responsible AI at scale—aligning with business goals, ensuring compliance, and driving long-term value across the enterprise.
Jul 85 min read
Secure AI governance: Scalable delivery, zero disruption
As AI adoption grows, many organisations struggle to scale beyond pilots. The solution? Embed governance from the start. By aligning AI with business goals and integrating compliance, transparency, and accountability early on, Zühlke turns AI governance into a driver of innovation, trust, and long-term success—powered by the Cybernetic Delivery Platform and a modular, future-proof approach.
Jul 34 min read
The Cybernetic Enterprise: How Organizations Can Learn, Adapt, and Deliver in an AI-Native World
Most orgs run on outdated command-control models. A Cybernetic Enterprise builds feedback loops so systems learn and adapt in real time. Don’t build for stability—build for change. Map your value loops, close them, and let your system learn.
Jul 23 min read
The Cybernetic Enterprise: turning industrial AI hype into lasting value
AI hype dominates industry, but real value comes from human-led, AI-enabled strategies. The Cybernetic Enterprise integrates people, processes, and technology into adaptive systems, fostering continuous learning and sustainable value. Success demands shifting from task execution to cybernetic thinking, empowering teams, and investing in future-ready skills.
Jun 265 min read
Cybernetics Is the Future: Why AI and DevOps Alone Won’t Get Us There
The future of DevOps isn’t AI—it’s cybernetic. In my keynote at DevOps Pro Europe 2025, I explored how adaptive systems combining humans, AI, governance, and platforms can drive continuous value. AI won’t fix broken processes; platform engineering will. Cybernetic platforms empower developers with self-service, secure, and scalable delivery models—turning hype into real business outcomes.
Jun 143 min read
Coding Without Coders?
AI is transforming software development—from manual coding to prompt-driven creation. While this boosts productivity, it also raises questions about the future role of developers. In this article, Romano Roth explores how AI tools like Zühlke’s Cybernetic Delivery Platform (CDP) reshape coding, demand new skills, and shift the focus from code writing to system thinking. One thing is clear: the future of development is human-AI collaboration.
Jun 113 min read
Riding the AI Wave: How Industrial Companies Can Harness It Purposefully
AI alone won't shape a company's future—people will. True transformation comes from intelligently orchestrating technology, processes, and organization in a learning system: the Cybernetic Enterprise. It’s not about replacing humans, but empowering them. Companies that embed AI into platform strategies and foster a culture of adaptability will thrive. The future isn’t AI-First—it’s Human-Led and AI-Enabled.
Jun 83 min read
The Cybernetic Enterprise: Why AI Alone Won’t Transform Industry
AI alone will not transform your enterprise. In this keynote from the CTO Forum of the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, Romano Ross outlines why the future belongs to cybernetic enterprises—adaptive, feedback-driven systems where process, organization, technology, governance, and AI work together to deliver lasting business value. Learn how platform engineering, not AI hype, is the real enabler of scalable digital transformation.
May 173 min read
DevEx: A Strategic Imperative for Business Success
DevEx is key to innovation—boosting speed, talent retention, and business value by removing friction and empowering developers with AI and p
Mar 243 min read
The Cybernetic Enterprise is Coming – Are You Ready?
Legacy control-centric enterprises buckle under volatility. The Cybernetic Enterprise replaces rigidity with living feedback loops. Teams own products end-to-end, guided by outcome metrics visible to all. AI copilots surface insights, platforms dissolve toil, and governance shifts from gatekeeping to guardrails. The result is a learning organisn. Fast, resilient, purposeful, continuously aligning technology and talent with the market’s next signal. This is your blueprint for
Dec 1, 20243 min read
Introduction to Flip the Switch on Modern Software Development with Feature Flags
In my two decades of experience leading DevOps, Digital, and Agile transformations, I’ve observed that the path to modernisation is...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Introduction to Modern Development Practices in Banking: A Playbook
Intdiuction the the eBook Moving to Modern Development Practices in Banking: A Playbook Welcome to the “Modern Banking eBook”, a...
Mar 29, 20243 min read
What are Digital Factories ?
a talk with Romano Roth, DevOps Thought Leader and Dr. Milan Milanović Architecture Thought Leader. Source: https://newsletter.techworld-...
Oct 26, 20235 min read
DevOps in an Embedded World: Challenges for Embedded and IoT Devices
Embedded and IoT devices are becoming increasingly popular in today's world. These devices are used in various industries, such as...
Aug 28, 20236 min read
Moving to Modern Software Development and Continuous Integration for Banks: Insights from Romano
Moving to Modern Software Development and Continuous Integration for Banks: Insights from Romano
Aug 2, 20233 min read
D for DevOps: The Philosophy of Software Engineering
I had the honor of being interviewed by 📈 Matt Warcholinski 💾 from Brainhub in his 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭🎙️ on 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡...
Jul 20, 20231 min read
DevOps Is NOT Dead
Join Eveline Oehrlich and Romano Roth, to discuss whether DevOps is Dead. Transcript Narrator 00:02 You’re listening to the humans of...
May 10, 202315 min read
DevTalk Podcast Episode 88: The state of DevOps. With Romano Roth
On episode 88 of DevTalk I and Kerry W. Lothrop speak about the state of DevOps. Original Post: https://kerry.lothrop.de/devtalk-88-roman...
Mar 21, 20231 min read
Interview mit Golem.de: "Wenn wir über DevOps reden, müssen wir über Menschen reden"
Romano Roth ist Chief of DevOps bei Zühlke. Im Interview erklärt er, warum DevOps kein Bullshit ist, wie die Transformation im Unternehmen g
Jan 7, 20238 min read
Back to the future of software development
By Pia Wiedermayer and Romano Roth In many organizations and projects, software development involves numerous employees and machines...
Jan 4, 20237 min read
DevOps Top Trends and Emerging Technologies to Watch
🚀 Strong DevOps adoption 👉 Agile Transformation
🕵️♀️ Security will be a top priority 👉 DevSecOps
🏗 Focus on Continuous Delivery Pipeli
Jan 1, 20230 min read
GitLab vs. GitHub: DevSecOps Pipeline
This video series will show you how to build up an enterprise-ready DevSecOps Pipeline with GitLab and GitHub and compare the two platforms.
Dec 28, 20221 min read
DevOps Explained: What do "DevOps Engineers" actually do at Zühlke?
Have you ever wondered what “DevOps Engineers” actually do? What does “DevOps” even mean actually? This blog post aims to explain the...
Jun 17, 20224 min read
Lean Portfolio Management at Zühlke
As a leading innovation company with 1600 employees in Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Singapore, Hong Kong, Portugal, S
Apr 20, 20222 min read
Eine inspirierende Karriere über mehr als 20 Jahre innerhalb eines Unternehmens
Über 20 Jahre beim gleichen Unternehmen arbeiten, sich dabei stets weiterentwickeln und kein bisschen Innovationsfreude verlieren? Wie...
Apr 5, 20225 min read
Participatory budgeting – next level financing
One size fits all? Nothing of the sort! Participatory budgeting calls for a tailored solution – one that can constantly evolve and adapt...
Mar 28, 20225 min read
What is SAFe® for DevOps Course?
The SAFe® for DevOps training is an assessment or a workshop that is ideally suited for teams. Why? Because the focus is on driving the...
Mar 12, 20222 min read
DevOps: How can we improve value streams?
Value stream mapping is a lean management method for improving the flow of value from idea to production. It offers insight into the...
Jan 7, 20221 min read
What is the SAFe® DevOps Health Radar
In this article, we will explore what exactly SAFe® DevOps is for health radar and what can you use it for. The DevOps health radar is an...
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Hey DevOps, you're killing my job!
Is DevOps really the reason why testing and quality assurance (QA) employees are being increasingly automated out of a job? Pia...
Nov 22, 20211 min read
What does good DevOps look like?
Podcast by Gerhard Lazu with Romano Roth This week Gerhard is chatting with Romano Roth, Head of DevOps at Zühlke, a company founded by...
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Participatory budgeting – financing in the 21st century
Zühlke has adopted the concept of participatory budgeting Greater innovation and collaboration thanks to workshops, coaching and SAFe...
Sep 2, 20215 min read
Test automation with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
Automating tests is a complex and demanding task. The iterative approach in the development process also means that the automated tests have
Feb 20, 20213 min read
What is the difference between traditional testing and agile testing?
The problem with the traditional Testing (V-Model) is that you get ⏳ delayed feedback 💬.
Agile testing enables you to get for 🏃♀️ fast
Jan 27, 20211 min read
What is waste 🗑 in Software Development?
I’ve identified 9 types of waste 🗑 in Software Development: 🧩Partially done work 💲Extra features 😤Extra processes 🤯Task switching...
Jan 17, 20212 min read
What is the history of the Waterfall Process?
The “inventor” of the waterfall process 💧 said in 1970: “I believe in this concept, but the implementation described above is risky and...
Jan 11, 20211 min read
What is CI/CD?
In traditional software development, software is merged and tested by all developers in one big single integration step that usually takes w
Aug 4, 20202 min read
How to start a DevOps transformation
At first glance, a DevOps transformation seems to be a major undertaking for any company. But with the right approach, you can keep the proc
Jul 30, 20202 min read
What is the business case for DevOps?
Everyone is talking about DevOps. What organisation doesn’t want to develop software more efficiently? So what exactly is the business case
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Satisfied end users thanks to DevOps
Companies today are confronted with the challenge of enhancing efficiency while lowering costs. Changes to products often take much too long
Jul 26, 20202 min read
Better through the crisis thanks to DevOps
The coronavirus crisis is demonstrating how companies with an agile DevOps mindset can better respond to new circumstances and challenges th
Jul 26, 20203 min read
CYA: Cover your ass
My chapter from the book: Machines, Code, People: 50 things Zühlke engineers are passionate about Links: https://zuehlke.github.io/machin...
Jun 18, 20192 min read
Public Speaking
Every speech will be customized for your event. I will work closely with you to ensure that the speech meets your goals.
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Media Kit
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