Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren PhD, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim
🚀 The Science of Lean Software and DevOps: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations
The 4-Year Study That Proved Elite Tech Teams Deploy 46x More Often, Recover 2,555x Faster, and Make 5x More Money
What if everything you believed about software development was wrong?
What if “move fast and break things” actually meant moving faster WITHOUT breaking things?
What if the highest-performing teams weren’t trading speed for stability—but achieving both?
Dr. Nicole Forsgren and her team studied 31,000 professionals over 4 years. They discovered something shocking: Elite performers aren’t just slightly better. They’re operating in a different universe.
And now they’re showing you how to join them.
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The Elite Performance Metrics That Changed Everything:
- ⚡ 46x more frequent deployments than low performers
- ⚡ 2,555x faster recovery from failures
- ⚡ 5x lower change failure rate
- ⚡ 440x faster lead time from commit to deploy
- ⚡ 50% more time on new features vs. firefighting
- ⚡ 2x more likely to exceed profitability goals
The Authors Who Cracked the Code:
- 🎓 Dr. Nicole Forsgren – Chief Scientist who led the research
- 🎓 Jez Humble – Co-author of “Continuous Delivery”
- 🎓 Gene Kim – Author of “The Phoenix Project”
What Elite Teams Do Differently — The 24 Key Capabilities (Scientifically Proven):
Technical Practices:
- Continuous Integration (code merged daily)
- Deployment Automation (one-button deploys)
- Test Automation (confidence at speed)
- Trunk-Based Development (no long-lived branches)
- Monitoring and Observability (see everything)
Process Capabilities:
- Small Batch Sizes (ship increments, not monoliths)
- Change Approval Process (lightweight, not bureaucratic)
- Customer Feedback Loops (build what matters)
Cultural Capabilities:
- Westrum Culture (psychological safety)
- Learning Culture (failure = data)
- Collaboration (no silos, no blame)
Real Transformations:
“Went from monthly to hourly deployments. Revenue up 40%. This book was our playbook.” – CTO, FinTech
“Cut our MTTR from 48 hours to 45 minutes. Customers stopped leaving.” – VP Engineering
“Showed this data to CEO. Got budget for complete DevOps transformation.” – Director of Engineering
“Team morale skyrocketed when we implemented these practices. Best engineers want to stay.” – Startup Founder
“Our competitors deploy quarterly. We deploy 50x/day. Game over.” – Tech Lead, E-commerce
The Science That Silences Skeptics:
- 📊 Rigorous Research – Not anecdotes, but statistical analysis
- 📊 31,000 Data Points – Largest study in software delivery
- 📊 4 Years of Data – Trends, not snapshots
- 📊 Cross-Industry Validation – Works everywhere
- 📊 Predictive Model – Know what will actually help
- 📊 ROI Proven – Direct link to business outcomes
What You’ll Master:
- 🏆 Measure What Matters – The 4 key metrics of software delivery
- 🏆 Transform Culture – Build psychological safety and innovation
- 🏆 Implement Practices – Know which changes to make first
- 🏆 Prove ROI – Show business value of technical excellence
- 🏆 Lead Change – Data-driven transformation roadmap
- 🏆 Join the Elite – Step-by-step path to high performance
The Accelerate Advantage — Low Performers vs Elite Performers:
| Low Performers |
Elite Performers |
| Deploy monthly (if lucky) |
Deploy on demand |
| Failures take days to fix |
Recover in minutes |
| 50% changes fail |
<5% failure rate |
| Always firefighting |
Building new value |
| Developers quit |
Developers thrive |
Who Needs This Book Yesterday:
- ✅ CTOs/VPs Engineering building competitive advantage
- ✅ DevOps Engineers driving transformation
- ✅ Team Leads fighting for better practices
- ✅ Developers tired of broken processes
- ✅ Product Managers wanting faster delivery
- ✅ Anyone whose company is being disrupted
Key Questions Answered With Data:
- ❓ Does DevOps work in regulated industries? (Yes – data proves it)
- ❓ Should we use microservices? (Sometimes – see criteria)
- ❓ How important is automated testing? (Critical – see correlation)
- ❓ Can we move fast AND be stable? (Elite teams prove yes)
- ❓ What should we change first? (Clear priority list provided)
Your Transformation Roadmap:
- Stop guessing what will improve performance.
- Stop copying Netflix without understanding why.
- Stop choosing between speed and stability.
- Start measuring what matters.
- Start implementing proven practices.
- Start your journey to elite performance.
[Get Accelerate Today – Join the Elite Performers]
Available Formats:
- 📘 Paperback – Your DevOps bible
- 📱 Kindle – Transform your org today
- 🎧 Audiobook – Learn during commute
Shape of the Book
The Definitive DevOps Research | Foreword by Martin Fowler | Kim Spilker Bol
“Every claim backed by data. Every recommendation proven to work. This isn’t opinion—it’s science. And it will transform how you build software.” – Engineering Director, FAANG
FACT: Companies using these practices are 2x more likely to exceed profitability, market share, and productivity goals. The data doesn’t lie.
