Deployment Frequency
Deployment frequency metrics measures the frequency of successful code deployments.
App inputs to this metric:
CI/CD tools
Range points and what they mean:
The DORA performance grades for Deployment Frequency are:
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Elite - On-demand (multiple deploys per day)
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High - Between once per day and once per week
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*Medium - *Between once per week and once per month
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*Low - *Between once per month and once every 6 months
Use cases:
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Understand the agility of your teams with respect to releases
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Assess the need to invest in CI-CD tools and whether the established DevOps release processes are delivering sufficient velocity in terms of releases
Some more references:
https://www.hatica.io/blog/dora-metrics/ (opens in a new tab)