DORA metrics

Since 2014, an annual report detailing the state of DevOps adoption has been published by Nicole Forsgren, Gene Kim, and Jez Humble of DORA and Alanna Brown of Puppet. Each year, they detail the general state of DevOps adoption and the maturity of respondents in adopting DevOps practices.

In 2016, they outlined certain metrics meant to measure the throughput and stability of DevOps practices across different organizations. These metrics have come to be known as DORA metrics.

The annual report has served as a barometer of the extent to which DevOps practices are being incorporated and how effectively this is being done. Each year, the report identifies the following aspects of the DevOps movement:

• Key KPIs
• Performance levels of organizations based on the KPIs
• Upcoming trends

Let’s look at each of these aspects now.

The DORA KPI metrics

The Accelerate State of DevOps report looks at the following four metrics to determine performance...