Engineering Operations

Purpose

The Engineering Operations analyzer provides a comprehensive view of pull requests, commits, repository activity, and net changes within an engineering team’s workflow. IT and DevOps teams can use this analyzer to understand developer contributions, streamline code review processes, and optimize repository management. It ensures that engineering operations are efficient, collaborative, and adhere to best practices, ultimately driving productivity and quality in software development.

List of Sightlines and Widgets

PR Analytics

Significance: The PR Analytics sightline offers insights into pull request activity, review patterns, and author contributions. This sightline is crucial for identifying potential bottlenecks in code reviews, tracking team productivity, and ensuring adherence to code review policies.

Widgets

• PRs Merged without Review

• PRs Merged without Review (By Repo)

• PRs Opened by Day of the Week

• PRs by Repo by Day of the Week

• PRs by Author by Day of the Week

• Code Reviewer Leaderboard

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Repository Analytics

Significance: The Repository Analytics sightline focuses on overall repository health, including tag management and contributor activity. This data helps engineering teams maintain organized repositories and ensures effective collaboration across projects.

Widgets

• All Repositories

• Number of Repositories without Tags

• Number of Reviewers vs Contributors Over Repository (Last 7 Days)

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Commit Analytics

Significance: Commit Analytics provides visibility into commit trends across repositories and authors. This sightline is essential for understanding team productivity, identifying collaboration patterns, and optimizing commit practices.

Widgets

• Commits by Repo

• Commits by Day of the Week

• Commits by Repo by Day of the Week

• Commits by Author by Day of the Week

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Net Changes

Significance: The Net Changes sightline highlights the volume of code additions, deletions, and modifications across authors and repositories. It helps engineering teams assess the impact of changes, monitor repository growth, and identify key contributors.

Widgets

• Net Changes by Author

• Net Changes by Repo

• Net Changes by Repo by File

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List of Alerts

• Unreviewed PR Alert: Identifies pull requests that have been merged without review.

  • For IT Engineers: Ensures that all code changes are reviewed and comply with the review process, promoting quality and collaboration.

  • For DevOps Engineers: Detects potential gaps in code quality control, allowing for corrective measures to avoid introducing errors.

• Overdue PR Alert: Flags pull requests that have been open for an extended period without activity or approval.

  • For IT Engineers: Helps ensure timely code reviews and prevents bottlenecks in the development process.

  • For DevOps Engineers: Encourages faster response times to maintain efficient workflow and meet deployment deadlines.

• High PR Volume Alert: Monitors repositories for unusual increases in the number of open pull requests, indicating potential bottlenecks or backlogs.

  • For IT Engineers: Identifies the need for more resources or adjustments to the review process.

  • For DevOps Engineers: Helps manage workloads and prioritize critical pull requests to maintain momentum in development cycles.

• Low Review Participation Alert: Identifies repositories where there is a lack of code reviews, signifying potential gaps in collaboration or oversight.

  • For IT Engineers: Ensures that every code change is being reviewed, improving the quality and security of software.

  • For DevOps Engineers: Encourages balanced participation in code reviews to improve team collaboration and knowledge sharing.