DORA Metrics

Definition

DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics are four key performance indicators established by the DevOps Research and Assessment team to measure and benchmark DevOps performance.

The Four Keys

Metric	Description	Elite Performance
Deployment Frequency	How often code is deployed to production	On-demand (multiple deploys per day)
Lead Time for Changes	Time from code commit to production	Less than one hour
Change Failure Rate	Percentage of deployments causing failures	0-15%
Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)	Time to restore service after a failure	Less than one hour

Usage in DevOps Maturity Assessment

DORA metrics are a core component of DevOps maturity evaluation, providing quantifiable measures of an organization's DevOps performance. High-performing organizations typically deploy on-demand, have short lead times, low change failure rates, and rapid recovery times.

Extended Metrics from DevOps Maturity Model

Beyond the four core DORA metrics, the DevOps Maturity Model (Bacancy) identifies additional operational metrics:

Metric	Description
Time-To-Market	Period from initial concept to product launch
Code Deployment Success Rate	Proportion of successful deployments
Rollback Rate	Proportion of deployments that are reverted
Error Budget	Permissible rate of errors and failures in production
Availability	Time the system remains operational and accessible
Scalability	System's ability to manage increased load
Time-in-stage	Average duration to complete each development phase
Code Review Feedback Loop Time	Time to receive and act on code review feedback

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Date: 2026-04-21
Date: 2026-04-24 (added extended metrics)

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