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Google conducted an organization-wide study to determine what helped teams succeed. They found team dynamics (or culture) to be the biggest predictor of success. High-trust organizations that treat their people well are best placed for success. CI/CD practices emphasize high-quality, high-frequency, low-risk releases to the customer. The book Accelerate is based on extensive research on continuous delivery practices and goes into detail into the technical and cultural practices that create high performing teams. The Principles of Product Development flow emphasizes this point more than any other.