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Teams using DORA or SPACE, or even both, still may find a hole in their efficiency measurement strategy: is the development team actually working on projects that will bring the most value to the business? Traditionally mapping business value onto software development has been difficult to do as neither side speaks the same language, which can easily lead to a lack of shared priorities and understanding. bring the two sides together, ideally with minimal pain and maximum collaboration
4 dimensions ot flow metrics - features,
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quality, risks, technical debt - see VCRS for BETTER value mapping
- Features are what is being built, and this metric is tied completely to code creation. It is also closely related to business priorities.
- Quality measured by Defects is an umbrella term referring to debugging and of course the time it takes to find and fix problems.
- Risk is the metric that reflects the precarious nature of code development, i.e., it can be at risk of security breaches or not being compliant. And finally
- Debt, sometimes known by the dev term technical debt, is a tip of the hat to flow, as debt stands in the way of forward momentum in software development.
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