timetodeploy
Time to deploy, often written as timetodeploy, refers to the elapsed duration between when code is ready for deployment and when it is actually deployed to the production environment. Definitions of the start and end points can vary by organization; common choices include the time from a committed change entering the main or release branch to production, or the time from release approval to production deployment. It is a key delivery metric in DevOps and software engineering.
Measurement can be done per change, per release, or as an aggregate over a period. Units are
Several factors influence timetodeploy. The level of CI/CD automation, test coverage and execution speed, infrastructure provisioning,
Improvement strategies focus on automating builds, tests, and deployments; adopting trunk-based development; enhancing testing efficiency; and
Time to deploy is closely related to the broader set of DevOps metrics, particularly lead time for