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Introduction to DORA Metrics
The DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) team at Google spent six years researching the key metrics that would indicate the performance of a software development team.
The working group analysed different DevOps implementations. They wanted to establish and understand the most efficient ways of building and delivering software.
The outcome of that research was five key metrics that offer a standardised view that the DevOps team can use to measure success:
- Deployment Frequency
- Lead Time for Changes
- Change Failure Rate
- Time to Restore Service
- Reliability
This article will teach you the five DORA metrics, their benefits, and their challenges. You’ll also learn how to apply best practices when working with the metrics.
The Five DORA Metrics
The DORA metrics focus on the measurements of DevOps throughput and reliability. Together they can let you and your team understand the reliability of your deployments and how quickly you are shipping code to production. Ideally, the best teams are the ones releasing code frequently while maintaining a low rate of failure.
