Interpret DORA delivery metrics as a balanced improvement system rather than isolated performance targets.
The move: always read speed and stability together. DORA's current delivery metrics include change lead time, deployment frequency, failed deployment recovery time, change failure rate, and deployment rework rate. They cluster into two questions: how much change can move through the system, and how much instability does that change create? Throughput Throughput tells you whether change can reach users without waiting in hidden queues. Lead time exposes the path from commit to production. Deployment frequency shows how often the team can release value. Recovery time also belongs here because restoring service is a delivery flow under pressure. Instability Instability shows…
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