When transforming an existing enterprise application/service development and deployment approach into a DevOps model, it might appear challenging to integrate IBM System Automation for z/OS into CI/CD pipelines. Since the product was build on the promise of a comprehensive and stringent policy control and change management approach it does not seem obvious on first sight how IBM System Automation for z/OS fits seamlessly in todays agile and DevOps environments where speed and flexibility is of the essence. The speaker will cover approaches how to bridge the IBM System Automation for z/OS policy management paradigm with the need for dynamic, rapid and flexible deployments allowing for both speed and policy control in service management.