<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Investing too much in precision for software delivery metrics is wasteful, focus on responding to data.Precision isn't crucial for DORA metrics; focus on performance improvement milestones.Marginal gains are beneficial for elite sports but not necessary for monthly deployments.Compare and track software delivery performance over time for improvement purposes.Define metrics collaboratively with your team; choose what's most beneficial for improvement.Software delivery metrics should inform continuous improvement processes.Focus on wider system improvements beyond just software delivery.DORA metrics serve to improve software delivery, not for unhealthy team comparisons.High-performance levels require a broader view for improvement efforts.No formal metrics solution needed to start using DORA's four keys.Teams should vary measurement methods for what's useful in their improvement process.