Delivery
Elite and low performers are not close.
DORA's 2024 research shows the gap between elite and low software delivery performers remains wide on lead time and change failure rate, and that the gap is visible in four evidence-based questions.
Outcome we help: Stop vague agility claims; baseline and shrink batch and WIP.
What the report found
<1 day
elite lead time for changes, against 1-6 months for low performers
DORA 2024 report
5% / 40%
change failure rate for elite versus low performers
DORA 2024 report
What it means for leaders
- Delivery performance is measurable with four questions, not vibes.
- Baselining one critical service beats a programme-wide agility claim.
What to do on Monday
Start here: Answer the four DORA questions with evidence for one critical service (deploy frequency, lead time, change failure rate, time to restore) and bring the answers to the next team huddle.
- Pick the weakest of the four and name one batch-size or WIP change that would move it.
Try it in an open workspace
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Source
DORA State of DevOps Report 2024, DORA (Google Cloud), 2024. Read the original report