[Verse 1] Sarah stares at dashboard screens, numbers dancing everywhere Velocity and burndown charts, but nothing's crystal clear Her team ships code at lightning speed, but customers complain She's drowning in analytics while the business feels the pain [Chorus] Measure what moves the needle, not just what's easy to count DORA metrics tell the story when results really amount Deployment frequency, lead time, recovery speed Mean time between failures - these four are what you need Quality plus delivery, that's the CTO creed [Verse 2] Sprint velocity looks amazing, story points through the roof But features sit in staging, missing business proof Error rates spike on Fridays, users dropping like stones While engineering celebrates their artificial thrones [Chorus] Measure what moves the needle, not just what's easy to count DORA metrics tell the story when results really amount Deployment frequency, lead time, recovery speed Mean time between failures - these four are what you need Quality plus delivery, that's the CTO creed [Bridge] Customer satisfaction scores Revenue impact by feature stores Infrastructure cost per user served Business value truly preserved [Verse 3] Now Sarah tracks what matters most, from commit to cash in hand Correlates her team's success with metrics that expand Beyond the code to business goals, her dashboard tells the tale Of engineering excellence that makes the company sail [Chorus] Measure what moves the needle, not just what's easy to count DORA metrics tell the story when results really amount Deployment frequency, lead time, recovery speed Mean time between failures - these four are what you need Quality plus delivery, that's the CTO creed [Outro] Numbers guide decisions when you know which ones to trust Measuring what matters turns your data into thrust
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