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DevZero announced DXI (Developer Experience Index), an initiative aimed at transforming developer productivity by unifying engineering throughput and operational metrics.

As part of DXI, DevZero is launching Open Development Analytics (ODA), an open-source project, to pinpoint bottlenecks in developer workflows alongside the Developer Productivity Analytics Dashboard to provide valuable insights. Together, these tools lay the foundation for a more proactive approach to identifying and solving efficiency issues, streamlining workflows, benchmarking and transforming the way teams operate.

While DORA metrics are widely recognized for assessing software delivery performance, they can be challenging to act upon and do not fully capture the complexities of developers' work. DevZero addresses this gap with a powerful, free solution that integrates developer experience with engineering metrics, offering the first comprehensive view of both operational and engineering throughput metrics, and making productivity analytics actionable for all teams.

Building on this, the Developer Experience Index (DXI) offers an intuitive and comprehensive productivity score, moving beyond basic metrics to give engineering leaders a clear, visual representation of team performance and experience. This tool pinpoints areas for improvement and provides detailed insights, making it straightforward for leaders to enhance productivity and address challenges.

DevZero is launching Open Development Analysis (ODA), an open source project that tracks metrics such as command execution times, failure rates, idle times, and system resource usage- essentially offering observability for developer environments. ODA provides a real-time view for identifying and mitigating inefficiencies. Unlike traditional developer analytics tools, ODA goes beyond surface-level data to reveal deeper insights into the issues that slow down developer productivity such as long wait times. Furthermore, ODA is included as part of DevZero's platform-offered at no extra cost-making it an attractive option compared to standalone analytics tools that can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

"DXI is transforming how engineering teams operate," said Debo Ray, CEO of DevZero. "For the first time, engineering leaders have a clear, unified view of all the factors that drive developer productivity and experience. DXI isn't just about data-it empowers teams to move faster, solve issues before they escalate, minimize context switching, allowing developers to do what they do best: write code. By offering an intuitive understanding of performance across the entire development lifecycle, we give engineering leaders the ability to make informed decisions that lead to exceptional products and a more agile workflow. Teams no longer need to wait for quarterly NPS surveys to evaluate the impact of platform work-they can now track improvements in real time, driving continuous enhancements to the development process."