Research Insights Made Simple 13 Review of DORA Methodology (Filed under DevEx)

Research Insights Made Simple #13 Review of DORA Methodology (Rubric #DevEx)

This one release The DORA methodology is the de facto standard in the world of devops and developer productivity surveys. In 2024 The year of DORA polls was completed 10 Over the years and during this time, a lot of cool conclusions have been obtained about the relationship of processes and practices within the organization and its effectiveness, and these are the issues that are of interest to management. Unlike many other books, these claims are supported by systematic research.

The methodology I discuss with Igor Kurochkin, who has more 12 years of experience in the industry, including 6 years in consulting. It helps develop engineering culture, processes and practices, platform and product teams in large companies. A year ago I read the book "Accelerate". The Code of Leadership podcast . Interestingly, "Accelerate" was written from the first five years of DORA surveys.

During an hour and a half of communication with Igor, we discussed many topics, among which are presented below. Introduction and introduction to the guest The history and evolution of DORA DORA methodology: key aspects Constructing a survey: setting hypotheses, forming questions The structure of the DORA model: capacity, outcomes, highlighting individual topics (AI, platforms) Difficulties of conducting surveys and approach to analytics on them Representation and collection of respondents Problems of construct formation and their validity Study of engineering culture - culture according to Westrum and its influence on processes

• Evolution of models and statistical methods
• Problems of establishing causal relationships
• Role of hidden variables (confound) Current issues and the future of modeling/reporting

The podcast release is available in Youtube, VK Video, Podster.fm, Ya Music.

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