DORA metrics revolutionized how we measure DevOps performance, but are we missing the bigger picture? This episode explains DORA from the ground up—the four key metrics, how they're measured, and why elite teams deploy more AND fail less. Then we explore what DORA misses: developer satisfaction, cognitive load, and flow state. From SPACE to DevEx to DX Core 4, discover the frameworks changing how we measure developer productivity.
In this episode:
- DORA's Four Key Metrics: Deployment Frequency, Lead Time, Change Failure Rate, and MTTR (now Failed Deployment Recovery Time)
- Elite vs Low performers: Elite teams deploy multiple times daily with <5% failure rate; low performers deploy monthly with 40% failure rate
- The big insight from 10 years of DORA: Throughput and stability correlate—speed and quality go together
📰 News Segment Links:
• Iterate.ai Launches AgentOne for Enterprise AI Code Security
https://thenewstack.io/iterate-ai-launches-agentone-for-enterprise-ai-code-security/
• AWS Introduces Durable Functions: Stateful Logic Directly in Lambda Code
https://www.infoq.com/news/2025/12/aws-lambda-durable-functions/
• How Capital One Cut Tracing Data by 70% With OpenTelemetry
https://thenewstack.io/how-capital-one-cut-tracing-data-by-70-with-opentelemetry/
Perfect for platform engineers, engineering managers, and devops leaders measuring team productivity looking to level up their platform engineering skills.
Episode URL: https://platformengineeringplaybook.com/podcasts/00048-developer-experience-metrics-beyond-dora
Duration: 13:16
Host: Jordan and Alex
Category: Technology
Subcategory: Software How-To
Keywords: episode, developer, experience, metrics, beyond, platform engineering
