Dev Interrupted

Unpacking DORA’s State of DevOps Report | Nathen Harvey

Oct 17, 2023

Head of Google Cloud's DORA team, Nathen Harvey, discusses the key findings from the 2023 DevOps report, including the impact of change approval processes and trunk-based development on software delivery performance. He also emphasizes the importance of organizational system design, leadership, and developer-led improvement for enhancing team performance and collaboration.

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Nathen Harvey

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Quick takeaways

Teams with faster code reviews have 50% higher software delivery performance.

Teams with a higher focus on users have 40% better organizational performance.

Teams investing in reliability engineering practices see immediate improvement in operational performance.

Deep dives

The Importance of Listening to Team Feedback

Leaders should listen to their teams and create the space and capacity for them to eliminate friction and improve their work.

How Long Does It Take to Recover From a Failure?

00:37

The Impact of User Focus on Organizational Performance

01:36

Introduction

2min

Reflections on the 2023 Accelerate State of DevOps Report and Survey Design

3min

Understanding DevOps and team performance metrics

9min

Change Approval Processes and Software Delivery Performance

8min

Trunk-Based Development and Its Impact on Software Delivery Performance

5min

Organizational System Design and Leadership

15min

Importance of developer-led improvement, speaking the language of business, and joining the Dora community

3min

What does this year’s Accelerate State of DevOps Report 2023 mean for your team?

LinearB & DORA have officially joined forces. On this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, co-host Conor Bronsdon interviews Nathen Harvey, Head of Google Cloud’s DORA team.

With data gathered from over 36,000 global professionals, this year’s report investigated how top DevOps performers integrate technical, process, and cultural capabilities into their practices for success.

Listen to learn how your team can focus on three core outcomes of DevOps: enhancing organizational value, boosting team innovation and collaboration, and promoting team member well-being and productivity.

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Dev Interrupted

Unpacking DORA’s State of DevOps Report | Nathen Harvey

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of Listening to Team Feedback

Collaboration between Dora, Linear B, and Google Cloud

Key Findings from the report

Importance of Leadership

Future Trajectories

How Long Does It Take to Recover From a Failure?

The Impact of User Focus on Organizational Performance

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