Assess Your Current Capabilities

Before adopting Fawkes, take stock of where your teams stand today. This self-assessment guides you to the right implementation path and helps you set realistic improvement targets.

DORA Performance Tiers

The DORA State of DevOps research classifies teams into four performance tiers based on their delivery metrics. Use the table below to identify your current tier:

Metric	Elite	High	Medium	Low
Deployment Frequency	Multiple/day	Weekly	Monthly	Quarterly
Lead Time for Changes	< 1 hour	1 day–1 week	1–6 months	> 6 months
Change Failure Rate	0–15%	16–30%	16–30%	46–60%+
MTTR	< 1 hour	< 1 day	1 day–1 week	> 1 week

Capability Checklist

Answer yes/no for your team today:

Version Control

[ ] All code (including infrastructure) is in version control
[ ] Branch protection is enforced on main
[ ] Small, frequent commits (at least daily)

Continuous Integration

[ ] Automated tests run on every pull request
[ ] Builds complete in < 10 minutes
[ ] Coverage is tracked and reported

Deployment

[ ] Deployments are automated (no manual steps)
[ ] Deployments can be rolled back within 1 hour
[ ] Multiple deployments per week are possible

Observability

[ ] Error rates and latency are monitored for all services
[ ] Alerts exist for user-impacting SLO breaches
[ ] Logs are centralised and searchable

Security

[ ] Dependency vulnerabilities are scanned automatically
[ ] Secrets are managed in a vault (not in config files or Git)
[ ] Container images are scanned before deployment

Interpreting Your Score

0–5 checked: Start with the Quick Wins path. Focus on getting basic CI and monitoring in place before anything else.

6–10 checked: You are ready for the Incremental Adoption path. Tackle deployment automation and security scanning next.

11–15 checked: You are performing at the High tier. Explore the full Fawkes platform to reach Elite. Focus on reducing lead time and MTTR.

Next Steps

Once you have your baseline, move to: