Executives
Change Failure Rate: Balancing Speed with Stability in Software Development
Software development teams are under constant pressure to deliver features, fix bugs, and respond to market demands at an ever-increasing pace. As organizations race to improve developer productivity metrics and cycle times, engineering leaders must ensure that rapid delivery does not come at the expense of software stability and customer satisfaction. One essential metric for achieving this balance is Change Failure Rate (CFR), a core component of the DORA metrics widely accepted in modern DevOps and platform engineering practices.