If you’ve ever looked at your CI pipeline and thought, “This test failed yesterday but passed today without any changes,” you’ve already experienced the impact of flaky tests. Flaky tests are more than just an annoyance. They erode trust, slow down releases, and create noise that hides real issues. What’s interesting is that many teams try to fix flakiness in isolation, without realizing that DORA metrics can actually help identify and resolve the underlying causes. When used correctly, DORA metrics do more than measure delivery performance. They reveal where your testing strategy is breaking down. The Hidden Cost of Flaky Tests Flaky tests create uncertainty in the development process. Over time, this leads to: Developers ignoring test failures Increased manual verification before releases Slower deployment cycles Reduced confidence in CI/CD pipelines The real problem is not just instability. It is the loss of trust in your testing system.…