Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps
Drawing on four years of groundbreaking research, Accelerate reveals the key capabilities that drive software delivery performance and organizational success. Through rigorous statistical analysis, Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim show exactly which practices make teams faster, more reliable, and more profitable. This is the evidence-based guide to building and running high-performing technology teams.
Key Ideas
The highest-performing IT organizations deploy 46 times more frequently than low performers.
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Notable Quotes
The highest-performing IT organizations deploy 46 times more frequently than low performers.
High performers have 2,555 times faster time from commit to deploy.
Technical excellence predicts organizational performance, not the other way around.
Lean management and DevOps capabilities are the strongest predictors of software delivery performance.
Software delivery performance is a leading indicator of organizational performance.
Building quality in — catching and fixing defects immediately — leads to higher throughput, stability, and quality.
The culture of an organization is one of the most important predictors of software delivery performance and organizational outcomes.
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