title: “DORA - Deployment Frequency(WIP)” description: > DORA - Deployment Frequency sidebar_position: 18

What is this metric?

How often an organization deploys code to production or release it to end users.

Why is it important?

Deployment frequency reflects the efficiency of a team‘s deployment. A team that deploys more frequently can deliver the product faster and users’ feature requirements can be met faster.

Which dashboard(s) does it exist in

N/A

How is it calculated?

Deployment frequency is calculated based on the number of deployment days, not the number of deployments, e.g.,daily, weekly, monthly, yearly.

GroupsBenchmarks
Elite performersMultiple times a day
High performersOnce a week to once a month
Medium performersOnce a month to once every six months
Low performersLess than once every six months

Data Sources Required

This metric relies on deployments collected in multiple ways:

  • Open APIs of Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub, etc.
  • Webhook for general CI tools.
  • Releases and PR/MRs from GitHub, GitLab APIs, etc.

Transformation Rules Required

This metric relies on the deployment configuration in Jenkins, GitLab or GitHub transformation rules to let DevLake know what CI builds/jobs can be regarded as deployments.

How to improve?

  • Trunk development. Work in small batches and often merge their work into shared trunks.
  • Integrate CI/CD tools for automated deployment
  • Improve automated test coverage