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AI DevSummit 2025 + DeveloperWeek Leadership 2025
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PRO Session: How DevEx Drives DORA Metrics: Why Developer Happiness Directly Impacts Software Delivery
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
Benjie De Groot, Shipyard, Co-founder and CEO

DORA Metrics measure performance holistically, so that top scorers are those who put people and process first, and do it smartly. This means that prioritizing good DevEx eventually converts to improved DORA Metrics.

DevEx and DORA have a cause and effect type of relationship: the core components of DevEx (unblocking developers, utilizing self-service infrastructure) are all direct drivers of DORA. The 2024 DORA Report urges Platform to study the developer workflow so they can better solve for areas of friction. The most successful Platform teams use DevEx as their North Star for measuring productivity, and the subsequent DORA impact isn’t coincidental. Benjie will discuss how you can manage Platform to enable good DevEx, and what the corresponding DORA outcomes should be.
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Benjie De Groot

Co-founder and CEO, Shipyard
Benjie is the Co-Founder and Chief Architect of Shipyard, and co-hosts the Kubelist podcast. Previously, he built out CI/CD pipelines for companies ranging in size from seed to Fortune 50. He enjoys automating the mundane, and releasing code that he knows has been tested and validated... Read More →
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DeveloperWeek Leadership Main Stage
  DeveloperWeek Leadership

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