Do you find that your Continuous Delivery pipeline is taking longer than it should? Many organizations believe they have fully automated their pipeline, only to find out that it's riddled with hidden manual steps. These manual steps, such as manual testing, approvals, and deployments, not only slow down releases but also create a bottleneck in the pipeline. And often go unnoticed. In this talk, we'll reveal the most common manual steps that are hiding in plain sight, the amount of time spent waiting on them, and discuss how they can be replaced with automation. We'll explore strategies for automating testing, approvals, and deployments, and show you how to take your pipeline to the next level by slimming them down. Join us to learn how to truly automate your CD pipeline and improve the overall efficiency and speed of your releases.