Change Failure Rate (CFR)

Change Failure Rate Metric Definition

This measures the percentage of deployments causing a failure in production.

Change Failure Rate Formula

Change Failure Rate % = [Number of Production Deployments Caused An Incident] / [Number of Production Deployments] * 100

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Failure Detection (For Change Failure Rate & MTTR)

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Detecting production failures is the most critical and challenging component of tracking DORA metrics. While it can be challenging, organizations can overcome these challenges by using the right tools and following best practices.