Presentation: From Friction to Flow: How Great DevEx Makes Everything Awesome

📰 InfoQ AI/ML

Nicole Forsgren discusses the AI Productivity Paradox and the DevEx framework to remove friction in deployment

intermediate Published 24 Mar 2026

Action Steps

Understand the AI Productivity Paradox and its impact on deployment
Apply the DevEx framework to identify and remove friction
Use DORA metrics to measure platform health
Use RICE prioritization to make data-driven decisions

Who Needs to Know This

Architects and leaders can benefit from this framework to systematically remove friction and improve platform health, which in turn benefits the entire development team

Key Insight

💡 The AI Productivity Paradox can make deployment bottlenecks more expensive, but a systematic approach can help remove friction