Engineering Metrics Benchmarks
Set team improvement goals using industry standard benchmarks
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cycle time
Cycle Time measures the time it takes for a single engineering task to go through the different phases of the delivery process from 'code' to 'production'.
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< 48 hours | 48 - 118 hours | 118 - 209 hours | 210 + hours |
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coding time
Coding Time measures the time it takes from the first commit until a pull request is issued. Short Coding Time correlates to low WIP, small PR size and clear requirements.
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< 12 hours | 12 - 24 hours | 24 - 38 hours | 39 + hours |
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pickup time
Pickup Time measures the time a pull request waits for someone to start reviewing it. Low Pickup Time represents strong teamwork and a healthy review process.
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< 7 hours | 7 - 12 hours | 12 - 18 hours | 19 + hours |
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review time
Review Time measures the time it takes to complete a code review and get a pull request merged. Low Review Time represents strong teamwork and a healthy review process.
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< 6 hours | 6 - 13 hours | 13 - 28 hours | 29 + hours |
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deploy time
Deploy Time measures the time from when a branch is merged to when the code is released. Low deploy time correlates to high deployment frequency.
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< 4 hours | 4 - 48 hours | 2 - 7 days | 8 + days |
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deploy frequency
Deployment frequency measures how often code is released. Elite Deploy Frequency represents a stable and healthy continuous delivery pipeline.
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Daily + | > 1 / week | 1 / week | < 1 / week |
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pr size
Pull request size measures the number of code lines modified in a pull request. Smaller pull requests are easier to review, safer to merge, correlate to lower Cycle Time.
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< 225 code changes | 225 - 400 code changes | 400 - 800 code changes | 800 + code changes |
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rework rate
Rework Rate measures the amount of changes made to code that is less than 21 days old. High rework rates signal code churn and is a leading indicator of quality issues.
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< 8% | 8% - 11% | 11% - 14% | 15% + |
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planning accuracy
Planning accuracy measures the ratio of planned work vs. what is actually delivered during a sprint or iteration. High Planning Accuracy signals a high level of predictability and stable execution.
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> 80% | 65 - 79% | 40 - 64% | < 40% |
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cycle time
Cycle Time measures the time it takes for a single engineering task to go through the different phases of the delivery process from 'code' to 'production'.
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< 48 hours |
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coding time
Coding Time measures the time it takes from the first commit until a pull request is issued. Short Coding Time correlates to low WIP, small PR size and clear requirements.
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< 12 hours |
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pickup time
Pickup Time measures the time a pull request waits for someone to start reviewing it. Low Pickup Time represents strong teamwork and a healthy review process.
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< 7 hours |
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review time
Review Time measures the time it takes to complete a code review and get a pull request merged. Low Review Time represents strong teamwork and a healthy review process.
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< 6 hours |
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deploy time
Deploy Time measures the time from when a branch is merged to when the code is released. Low deploy time correlates to high deployment frequency.
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< 4 hours |
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deploy frequency
Deployment frequency measures how often code is released. Elite Deploy Frequency represents a stable and healthy continuous delivery pipeline.
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Daily + |
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pr size
Pull request size measures the number of code lines modified in a pull request. Smaller pull requests are easier to review, safer to merge, correlate to lower Cycle Time.
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< 225 code changes |
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rework rate
Rework Rate measures the amount of changes made to code that is less than 21 days old. High rework rates signal code churn and is a leading indicator of quality issues.
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< 8% |
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planning accuracy
Planning accuracy measures the ratio of planned work vs. what is actually delivered during a sprint or iteration. High Planning Accuracy signals a high level of predictability and stable execution.
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> 80% |
Data Sourced From
The Engineering Metrics Benchmarks Study
The Engineering Metrics Benchmarks were created from a study of 1,971 dev teams and 847k branches. For the first time since DORA published their research in 2014, engineering teams are able to benchmark their performance against data-backed industry standards. Continue reading to learn more about our data collection and metric calculations.
