Dev Interrupted

Labs: What Do Elite Dev Teams Look Like? w/ Ori Keren, Co-Founder & CEO of LinearB

Jun 15, 2022
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INSIGHT

DORA Built The Measurement Foundation

  • Dora metrics raised industry awareness and created a common foundation for engineering measurement.
  • They shaped healthier cultures by focusing on four core metrics rather than gamifying delivery.
INSIGHT

Lagging Metrics Need Leading Indicators

  • DORA metrics are useful but largely lagging indicators that show past performance.
  • Teams need leading indicators to know what to change and how to improve those outcomes.
ADVICE

Measure Cycle Time Subsegments

  • Track cycle time and its subsegments: coding, pickup, review, deploy to find bottlenecks.
  • Prioritize reducing pickup and review idle time because they dominate total cycle time.
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