Accelerate DevEx Book Club

Building High Performing Technology Organizations

Transform your tech organization in 2 months

Evidence-based practices from 23,000+ organizations • DORA metrics mastery • DevOps transformation

Ready to build a high-performing tech organization? Join our evidence-based 2-month journey through "Accelerate."

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4 sessions • 1 hour each • Proven results

About the Book Club

Duration: 2 Months | Format: 4 Biweekly 1-Hour Sessions | Approach: Theme-Based Structure

This book club follows the book’s own principle of breaking work into small, manageable chunks with a steady, regular pace that allows for deep understanding and practical application.

What You'll Learn

DORA Metrics

Master the four key measurements that drive high-performing teams: Lead Time, Deployment Frequency, Recovery Time, and Change Fail Rate.

Meeting 1: Foundation
The Myth and the Measurement

Continuous Delivery

Learn technical practices that enable both speed and stability: automated testing, deployment pipelines, and trunk-based development.

Meeting 2: Technical Excellence
Continuous Delivery & Architecture

Lean Management

Implement work visualization and WIP limits that expose bottlenecks and drive process improvement at the team level.

Meeting 3: Management
Product Development & Sustainability

Transformational Leadership

Develop the five key leadership characteristics that enable teams to implement technical and organizational changes.

Meeting 4: Leadership
Transformation & Case Study

Success Outcomes

Master DORA metrics
Identify bottlenecks
Apply daily practices
Understand culture impact
Get transformation roadmap

The Key Question

Throughout our journey, we’ll return to this central reflection:

“What is the single smallest change we can make that would make our next deployment just a tiny bit less painful?”

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Meeting Materials

Complete structured guides for all 4 sessions with interactive learning checkpoints, discussion questions, and practical action items

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Resources & Support

Downloads, activities, AI-generated content, and community resources

Required Reading

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps book cover

Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOps

Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations

This book presents both the findings and the science behind that research, making the information accessible for readers to apply in their own organizations. Readers will discover how to measure the performance of their teams, and what capabilities they should invest in to drive higher performance.

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