{"id":19026,"date":"2024-10-28T17:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T20:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:44:19","slug":"lead-time-for-changes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Time for Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lead time for changes is one of the four key DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics used to measure the performance and efficiency of a software development team. It represents the time taken from code commit to deployment in production. We measure deployment when a PR is merged into the main (deploy branch) branch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: If you need to modify the main branch for a specific repository, contact our support team and we will do it for you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking this metric helps organizations improve their development process and deliver value to users more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importance of Lead Time for Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By monitoring lead time for changes, teams can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Identify bottlenecks in the development pipeline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Improve collaboration between developers and reviewers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Increase deployment frequency and reduce time to market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Enhance software quality by reducing rushed changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Benchmarking Lead Time for Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Lead time for changes serves as a benchmark for software delivery performance. The classification is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Elite:<\/strong> Less than 1 day. Changes take less than one day to reach production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • High:<\/strong> 1-7 days. Changes take 1 to 7 days to reach production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Medium:<\/strong> 1-4 weeks. Changes take 1 week to 1 month to reach production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Low:<\/strong> More than 1 month. Changes take more than one month to reach production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Factors Affecting Lead Time for Changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • Code Complexity:<\/strong> Larger or more complex changes take longer to develop and review.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Review Process:<\/strong> Slow or inefficient reviews increase the waiting time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Testing and CI\/CD Pipelines:<\/strong> Automated testing and continuous integration\/delivery (CI\/CD) can speed up deployment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Approval Processes:<\/strong> Lengthy approval workflows can add delays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Understanding Lead Time Column Chart Status Calculation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

        Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The Lead Time chart provides a detailed breakdown of the different stages a pull request (PR) goes through in the development workflow. Understanding these stages allows teams to optimize their processes and reduce bottlenecks in the software development lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Lead Time Stages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The calculation of each stage is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Coding Time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        Definition:<\/strong> The time taken from the first commit until PR creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • Starts: First commit (or PR creation date if there are no commits).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Ends: PR creation date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Special Condition: If there are commits after the PR is created, the end time is the last commit before the first comment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          2. Waiting for Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Definition:<\/strong> The time between PR creation and the moment it gets attention for review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          • Starts: PR creation date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Ends: First comment or first commit after PR creation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Special Condition: If there are no comments or additional commits after PR creation, this time is considered 0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            3. In Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            Definition:<\/strong> The time spent actively reviewing the PR until it gets an approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            • Starts: First comment (or first post-PR commit if no comments exist).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Ends: First approval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Special Condition: If no explicit approval is given, this time is counted until the PR is merged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              4. Ready to Deploy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Definition:<\/strong> The time from when the PR is approved until it is merged into the main branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n
              • Starts: First approval (or last comment if no approval exists).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Ends: Merge into the main branch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • This stage represents the time the PR waits to be deployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                Importance of Tracking These Stages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                By monitoring these time segments, teams can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \n
                • Identify inefficiencies in the review and approval process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Reduce delays in PR reviews and approvals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Improve overall deployment speed and development efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  Best Practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                    \n
                  • Encourage timely code reviews to minimize Waiting for Review<\/strong> and In Review<\/strong> time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Automate merging processes when approvals are received to reduce Ready to Deploy<\/strong> time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Analyze bottlenecks in the workflow and implement strategies for improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    By following these guidelines, development teams can optimize their lead time and accelerate software delivery.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Overview Lead time for changes is one of the four key DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics used to measure the performance and efficiency of a software development team. It represents the time taken from code commit to deployment in production. We measure deployment when a PR is merged into the main (deploy branch) branch. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":22592,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-19026","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nLead Time for Changes - Leanmote<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lead Time for Changes - Leanmote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Overview Lead time for changes is one of the four key DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics used to measure the performance and efficiency of a software development team. It represents the time taken from code commit to deployment in production. We measure deployment when a PR is merged into the main (deploy branch) branch. […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Leanmote\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leanmote.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-30T20:44:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Leanmote1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lead Time for Changes - Leanmote\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/image.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-28T17:03:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-30T20:44:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/image.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/image.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/lead-time-for-changes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dashboards\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Performance Delivery\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"DORA Metrics\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.leanmote.com\\\/docs\\\/im-a-manager-team-leader\\\/performance-delivery\\\/dora-metrics\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Lead Time for Changes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Leanmote\",\"description\":\"Faster Projects, Leaner Teams, Lower Costs. Leanmote optimizes workflows, costs, and guides your teams - enabling leaders to actively manage performance and hit strategic goals.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Leanmote\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/leanmote-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/leanmote.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/leanmote-logo.jpg\",\"width\":625,\"height\":175,\"caption\":\"Leanmote\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/slack.leanmote.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/leanmote.au\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Leanmote1\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/leanmote.au\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/leanmote\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCIvphN0fePUw1F4c32OXjdg\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lead Time for Changes - Leanmote","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lead Time for Changes - Leanmote","og_description":"Overview Lead time for changes is one of the four key DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) metrics used to measure the performance and efficiency of a software development team. It represents the time taken from code commit to deployment in production. We measure deployment when a PR is merged into the main (deploy branch) branch. […]","og_url":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/","og_site_name":"Leanmote","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leanmote.au","article_modified_time":"2025-06-30T20:44:19+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Leanmote1","twitter_misc":{"Tiempo de lectura":"3 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/","url":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/","name":"Lead Time for Changes - Leanmote","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png","datePublished":"2024-10-28T17:03:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-30T20:44:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/lead-time-for-changes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dashboards","item":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Performance Delivery","item":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"DORA Metrics","item":"https:\/\/www.leanmote.com\/docs\/im-a-manager-team-leader\/performance-delivery\/dora-metrics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Lead Time for Changes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#website","url":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/","name":"Leanmote.","description":"Faster Projects, Leaner Teams, Lower Costs. Leanmote optimizes workflows, costs, and guides your teams - enabling leaders to actively manage performance and hit strategic goals.","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#organization","name":"Leanmote.","url":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/leanmote-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/leanmote-logo.jpg","width":625,"height":175,"caption":"Leanmote"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/slack.leanmote.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/leanmote.au","https:\/\/x.com\/Leanmote1","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leanmote.au\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/leanmote","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCIvphN0fePUw1F4c32OXjdg"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/19026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/19026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19030,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/19026\/revisions\/19030"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/22592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leanmote.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=19026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}