How FAW‑Volkswagen Achieved Top‑Tier DevOps Standards in China and Internationally

Background

On May 29, 2024, China’s Central Cyberspace Administration, State Administration for Market Regulation, and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the Information Standard Construction Action Plan (2024‑2027) , emphasizing the internationalization of IT standards and coordination between domestic and international standards such as ISO, IEC, and ITU.

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) launched a synchronized assessment based on the ITU DevOps international standard and the domestic DevOps standard, enabling mutual recognition of certifications and reports.

FAW‑Volkswagen’s Assessment Results

At the 24th GOPS Global Operations Conference in Shanghai (October 18, 2024), CAICT announced that FAW‑Volkswagen successfully passed:

ITU DevOps international standard and the domestic R&D‑Operations Integration (DevOps) Capability Maturity Model for the R&D Efficiency Platform (excellent level in the Deployment Management module).

ITU DevOps international standard and the domestic model for the Integrated Operations Platform (excellent level in Configuration Management and Basic Monitoring modules).

In total, FAW‑Volkswagen has achieved seven CAICT DevOps standard assessments.

Platform Overviews

R&D Efficiency Platform is an internally built toolchain that supports the full lifecycle from requirement to release, offering services such as requirement management, code entry, build, test, artifact management, and application delivery.

Integrated Operations Platform provides core ITSM, CMDB, basic monitoring, and automated job capabilities, enabling process‑driven configuration and monitoring, and supporting digital transformation of operations.

Interview Highlights

Director Dou Hengyan and Head Bai Ta discussed the importance of end‑to‑end, standardized toolchains for rapid market response, quality assurance, and efficiency gains. They emphasized that the platforms enable unified, automated pipelines, real‑time progress visibility, and improved system stability.

They also noted challenges during the assessment, such as high complexity and tight timelines, which were overcome through weekly standard reviews, task tracking, and continuous optimization.

Future plans include achieving excellent‑level assessments for the entire continuous delivery domain, expanding observability capabilities (unified performance monitoring and logging), and exploring advanced DevOps practices such as FinOps, SRE, and AI‑assisted automation.

Industry Context

Statistics (as of October 18, 2024) show the number of automotive companies that have passed the domestic DevOps maturity model, with detailed breakdowns of assessment levels across continuous delivery, technical operations, security, and system‑tool modules.

Resources

For more information on the ITU DevOps international standard, see the CAICT article “Opening a New Chapter of Internationalization | 2024 First Half DevOps International and Domestic Standard Assessment Review”.

Contact CAICT for DevOps standard assessment inquiries:

Zhang Jianyi – 158 1031 7021 (WeChat) – [email protected]

Bai Hanyong – 159 1076 9206 (WeChat) – [email protected]

Bai Lu – 153 1152 6860 (WeChat) – [email protected]

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