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Version: v0.14

PR Review Time

What is this metric?​

The time it takes to complete a code review of a PR before it gets merged.

Why is it important?​

Code review should be conducted almost in real-time and usually take less than two days. Abnormally long PR Review Time may indicate one or more of the following problems:

  1. The PR size is too large that makes it difficult to review.
  2. The team is too busy to review code.

Which dashboard(s) does it exist in?​

  • Engineering Throughput and Cycle Time
  • Engineering Throughput and Cycle Time - Team View

How is it calculated?​

This metric is the time frame between when the first comment is added to a PR, to when the PR is merged.

Data Sources Required

This metric relies on PR/MRs collected from GitHub or GitLab.

Transformation Rules Required

N/A

SQL Queries

How to improve?​

  1. Use DevLake's dashboards to monitor your delivery progress;
  2. Use automated tests for the initial work;
  3. Reduce PR size;
  4. Analyze the causes for long reviews.