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DORA Updates Software Delivery Metrics And Archetypes
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Google's DORA team rebrands its annual study as 'The State of AI-assisted Software Development' in 2025 and revises metrics and clustering. The report replaces four performance tiers with seven archetypes across eight measures, shifts 2024 metrics (moving Time to Restore to throughput and adding Rework Rate), and finds 90% AI adoption (median two hours/day) linked to broader gains but increased instability.
Key Points
- 1Replaces previous four-tier clusters with seven archetypes using eight measures, including burnout and friction
- 2Highlights AI focus: 90% of respondents use AI in 2025, median two hours per day
- 3Signals practitioners must track broader qualitative measures, complicating benchmarking and enterprise implementation
Scoring Rationale
Official DORA methodology overhaul and robust survey data increase impact, but subjective measures and measurement challenges limit straightforward adoption.
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