DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) is a research program that has identified key metrics for measuring software delivery and operational performance since its research began in 2014. These metrics provide an evidence-based framework for understanding how effectively teams deliver software, combining both throughput and stability dimensions to give organizations actionable insights into their DevOps maturity. One critical insight from DORA's research: speed and stability are not tradeoffs—elite teams excel at both, delivering frequently while maintaining high reliability, challenging the traditional assumption that moving faster sacrifices quality.