Cycle Time For Deployed Code

The time it takes from the first commit of a PR to its deployment is called the cycle time for deployed codes

App inputs to this metric:

GIT/VCS tools and CI/CD tools

Range points and what they mean:

The DORA performance grades for Cycle Time For Deployed Code are

1. Elite- Less than 1 day

2. High - Between 1 day and 1 week

3. Medium - Between 1 week and 1 month

4. Low - Between 1 month and 6 months

Use cases:

Plan business milestones around this metric which gives you a holistic understanding of an average time taken from day 1 to deployment

Some more references:

https://www.hatica.io/blog/dora-metrics/ (opens in a new tab)