DORA 2024 — 39 Capabilities & AI Impact

Overview

DORA 2024 capabilities

DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) has published annual State of DevOps Reports since 2014. The 2024 edition surveyed 39,000+ professionals and identified 39 capabilities, organized across five clusters, that predict elite software delivery performance.

• Respondents — 39,000+ professionals
• Capabilities — 39, across five clusters
• New in 2024 — An AI capabilities cluster: the first time AI tools appear as a distinct research variable

Elite versus low performers

• Deployment frequency — 182× more frequent
• Lead time for changes — 127× faster

> [!IMPORTANT] The gap between elite and low performers is measured in orders of magnitude, not percentages.

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