Using DORA Metrics to Accelerate Value Stream Flow
From a talk with Plutora on how DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics (deployment frequency, lead time, change fail rate and MTTR) can be used to accelerate the flow of work through a value stream.
feel free to add them to the chat/question box at any point during the webinar. Webinar Flow •Why measure •The DORA metrics •Flow insights and acceleration •Value stream management
The total elapsed time from the point when a user story enters the backlog, until the time it is completed – including the time spent waiting in a backlog. The time it takes for a story to go from being “In progress” to Done.
DORA 4 Key DevOps Metrics Metric Deployment Frequency Lead Time Change Fail Rate MTTR Tool Categories Involved CI Server and / or ARA Backlog and CI Tool CI Tool or ARA Service Desk Example Tools
a value stream IDEATION Where product requirements are collected and refined. REALISATION Where value based feedback is found and used. INTEGRATION Where product is composed and integrated. OPERATION Where the product is live and used by customers. VALIDATION Where product is tested functionally and non-functionally. The Value Loop FLOW METRICS • Velocity • Distribution • Time • Efficiency • Load
you measure when it has been realized? - NPS/eNPS - App reviews - CX/EX - Conversions - Usage - Product revenue - Health of shopping cart - Click-throughs - Cost:value What is Value?
Frequency Lead Time Change Fail Rate MTTR Cycle Time Tool Categories Involved CI Server and / or ARA Backlog and CI Tool CI Tool or ARA Service Desk Value Stream Management Example Tools
combination of people, process, and technology that maps, optimizes, visualizes, and governs business value flow (including epics, stories, and work items) through heterogeneous enterprise software delivery pipelines. FORRESTER (Value Stream Management Definition)
Current value stream map ACT CHECK DO PLAN Next target value stream map Sprint 1 2 3 4 OKRs set here Current cycle time discovered and continually measured here Sprint goal set in Sprint Planning aligned with OKR improvement and recorded in Plutora Use data from Plutora in Sprint Review to inspect progress towards Sprint Goal and OKR improvement