# From DORA to DevEx: A Panorama of AI4SE Measurement Frameworks

Comparing the Three Frameworks

Framework	Focus	Key Dimensions
DORA	Delivery performance	Deployment frequency, lead time, failure rate, MTTR
SPACE	Developer productivity	Satisfaction, Performance, Activity, Communication, Efficiency
DevEx	Developer experience	Flow, feedback, cognitive load

How AI4SE Changes Measurement

• DORA: Agents compress the inner loop → the bottleneck shifts to review and planning
• SPACE: Activity metrics explode (agent-generated commits are no longer a signal of human initiative)
• DevEx: Agents reduce repetitive labor → more flow time, but cognitive load shifts to “understanding what the agent did”

A Proposed Integrated Framework

Delivery performance (DORA) → what happened
Productivity (SPACE)        → what people did
Experience (DevEx)          → how people felt
Agent effectiveness         → what the agent did, and how well

You need to measure all four dimensions simultaneously to understand the real impact of AI4SE.