Course Kickoff & Collaboration Roadmap

• What Bitbucket is and where it fits in modern DevOps and SDLC

• Bitbucket Cloud vs Bitbucket Data Center/Server: differences and use cases

• Git basics recap: commits, branches, merges, tags, and remotes

• Collaboration mindset: code review culture, quality gates, and traceability

• Setting up your lab: accounts, Git clients, SSH keys, and repo standards

• Course approach: demos + hands-on labs + mini projects + real workflows

Bitbucket Account Setup & Workspace Organization

• Creating a workspace/project structure for teams

• User profile best practices, authentication options, and SSH key setup

• Understanding repositories, projects, and permissions layout

• Naming conventions and repository templates

• Managing access: individuals vs groups, role-based permissions

• Repository privacy and security best practices

Git Essentials (Bitbucket-Focused Practical)

• Local Git workflow for teams: clone, add, commit, push, pull

• Branch basics and common branching strategies

• Handling merge conflicts confidently

• Rebase vs merge: practical differences and recommendations

• Tags and release versions

• Clean commit messages and team conventions

Repository Creation, Configuration & Best Practices

• Creating repositories from UI and from existing codebase

• Default branch configuration and branch naming standards

• README, CODEOWNERS, and repo documentation structure

• Git ignore patterns and keeping repos clean

• Repository settings: merge strategies, fork settings, pull request defaults

• Protected branch basics and preventing risky direct pushes

Branching Strategies & Team Workflows

• Trunk-based development vs GitFlow vs feature branching

• Choosing a strategy based on team size and release frequency

• Branch permissions and restrictions

• Branch models in Bitbucket and branch naming rules

• Handling hotfixes and release branches cleanly

• Ensuring stable main branch with checks and merge policies

Pull Requests (PRs) & Code Review Excellence

• PR lifecycle: create, review, iterate, approve, merge

• Writing PR descriptions that reviewers love

• Review rules: minimum approvals, default reviewers, and code owners concept

• Inline comments and discussion resolution practices

• Managing changes: updating PRs, squashing, rebasing, and merge commits

• PR templates, checklists, and standard review workflow

Permissions, Security & Governance (Critical Module)

• Workspace/project/repo permission levels and best practices

• Branch restrictions: who can push/merge and under what conditions

• Authentication: passwords vs tokens vs SSO concepts

• Enabling 2FA and access hardening

• Auditing: tracking repo changes, PRs, merges, and user actions

• Secret scanning and preventing accidental key leaks (concept + habits)

Bitbucket Issues, Project Management & Traceability

• Bitbucket issues basics: creating, assigning, labels, statuses

• Linking issues to branches and pull requests

• Tracking work from requirement to merge

• Milestones and release tracking (basic approach)

• Integrating with Jira: best practices and workflow mapping

• Maintaining traceability for compliance and audits

Bitbucket Pipelines (CI/CD) — End-to-End

• What Pipelines is and how it compares with other CI tools

• YAML basics: steps, images, caches, artifacts, services

• Building a CI pipeline: build, test, package

• Using environment variables and secrets safely

• Caching dependencies for faster builds

• Running pipelines per branch and per PR

• Deployments basics and environment controls

Advanced Pipelines: Real-World CI/CD Patterns

• Multi-stage pipelines: build → test → security checks → deploy

• Conditional steps, parallel steps, and manual approvals

• Deployment environments: dev, QA, staging, production

• Reusable pipelines: templates and shared definitions

• Using self-hosted runners (concept and use cases)

• Adding quality gates: test thresholds, linting, and policy checks

Webhooks, Integrations & Automation

• Webhooks: triggering builds, notifications, and external systems

• Integrations: Slack, Teams, Jira, Confluence concept

• Using API access for automation (intro)

• Automating repo setup with standards and templates

• ChatOps overview: PR notifications and workflow automation

Working with Multiple Repositories & Mono-Repo Patterns

• Mono repo vs multi repo: pros/cons and decision factors

• Handling shared libraries and dependency strategy

• Submodules vs subtrees (use cases and cautions)

• Managing versioning across repos

• Release strategy for microservices repositories

Bitbucket Data Center/Server Administration (Optional Advanced Track)

• Installing Bitbucket Data Center overview (high-level)

• User directory integration (LDAP/AD concept)

• Permission and group management at scale

• Repo mirroring, backup strategy, and HA basics

• Performance tuning concepts and monitoring

• Upgrade approach and safe maintenance checklist

Migration & Enterprise Adoption Strategy

• Migrating from GitHub/GitLab to Bitbucket (approach and checklist)

• Importing repos and preserving history

• Mapping users, permissions, and team structure

• Updating pipelines and integrations

• Handling cutover planning and rollback strategy

Troubleshooting & Best Practices Workshop

• Common Git problems: detached HEAD, wrong merges, lost commits

• Handling PR conflicts and messy histories

• Pipeline failures: caching issues, environment variables, Docker image problems

• Permissions issues: who can merge, branch rules not working

• Cleanup and maintenance: stale branches, repo hygiene, tagging strategy

Capstone Project (Team Workflow + CI/CD)

• Create a repo with standards (README, templates, branching rules)

• Define branch model and restrictions

• Implement PR review policy and approvals

• Build CI pipeline with caching and test reports

• Add deployment environments with approvals

• Document the workflow and produce a team onboarding guide

Interview Preparation & Job-Ready Outcomes

• Real Bitbucket + Git interview questions and expected answers

• Designing repo workflows and explaining branching strategy choices

• CI/CD scenarios: failure handling, secrets, approvals, deployment controls

• Building portfolio evidence: screenshots, sample repo README, pipeline runs

• Practical best practices checklist for professional teams