Research-backed field guide that ties lean software delivery habits to measurable business outcomes, unpacking the DORA metrics, cultural foundations, and continuous delivery capabilities that separated top performers in the Accelerate State of DevOps reports.

I revisited Accelerate with my platform leadership team last summer, and the data still punches above its weight. The authors translate years of DevOps research into a playbook you can actually socialize with executives: define the four DORA metrics, invest in trunk-based development, shrink batch sizes, and relentlessly remove deployment toil. The chapters on culture and psychological safety were the missing piece when we launched our own delivery initiative—no tooling overhaul would have landed without that buy-in. Every time I run a value stream workshop now, this book is sitting on the table.

Research-backed playbook translating DevOps research into executive language. Learn DORA metrics, trunk-based development, and cultural foundations.

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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

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Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations