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Metrics & DORA

2 essays on Metrics & DORA, from 25 years at the seam between the boardroom and the codebase.

Metrics & DORAFeb 2025 · 6m

From Low Performer to Elite: A Three-Month DORA Transformation

How a struggling engineering organization went from fearful, manual releases to elite DORA performance in ninety days, and why process, not heroics, did the work.

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Metrics & DORANov 2024 · 5m

Measuring Engineer Productivity Without Breaking Trust

Productivity metrics turn toxic the moment they're used to rank people. Here's how to measure the system instead of the individual, and still get the leverage leadership wants.

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