A recent global survey reveals that a significant portion of IT and DevOps professionals, nearly 45%, prioritize delivery speed over software quality, with 63% admitting to deploying untested code. A major barrier to high-quality software delivery cited by 34% of respondents is ongoing maintenance and unresolved technical debt, compounded by poor communication and disconnect between teams. Alarmingly, 81% report software quality issues costing their businesses substantial sums annually, with many fearing outages. Respondents expressed a need for better quality metrics and highlighted various potential benefits from enhanced software quality, including improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Many respondents noted there is a lack of clear quality metrics provided by the organization, highlighting a recurring theme of misalignment on what defines quality.
The survey revealed that ongoing maintenance and unresolved technical debt are seen as the largest obstacles to delivering high-quality software, affecting overall performance.
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