Software Development Benchmarks

Elite
Average
Needs Focus
Jellyfish
Improvement

Innovation Allocation

How much of your team’s time is devoted to innovation: new features, roadmap, the work that moves the business forward?

48%+

Team Hours

20-47%

Team Hours

<20%

Team Hours

+31%

Issue Cycle Time

How much time elapses between the start and the resolution of work for a single issue on average? What is the tempo of your development process?

<8

Days

9-14

Days

15+

Days

-23%

Deployment Frequency

How frequently are changes deployed to production? This is a key DORA metric for measuring the strength of a continuous delivery pipeline.

1+

Day

1+

Week

<1

Week

+18%

Coding Days

How many days per week does each person commit code on average? Coding days can be a great representation of how focused a team is.

2+

Days

1.3-1.9

Days

<1.2

Days

+8%

Issues Resolved

How many issues did each engineer on the team resolve? What is the volume of work the team is accomplishing?

3.2+

Issues/Week

1.6-3.1

Issues/Week

<1.5

Issues/Week

+15%

PR Reviews

What was the total number of reviews on Pull Requests during a given time period? This metric is one measure of how engaged an engineer is.

3.0+

Reviews/Week

1.6-2.9

Reviews/Week

<1.5

Reviews/Week

+10%

Planning Accuracy

What is the ratio of planned work vs. unplanned work? How well can the team plan, and how predictable is the team’s execution?

91%+

Accuracy

63-90%

Accuracy

<62%

Accuracy

+16%

Innovation Allocation

How much of your team’s time is devoted to innovation: new features, roadmap, the work that moves the business forward?

Elite
48%+ Team Hours
Average
20-47% Team Hours
Needs Focus
<20% Team Hours
Jellyfish Improvement
+31%

Issue Cycle Time

How much time elapses between the start and the resolution of work for a single issue on average? What is the tempo of your development process?

Elite
<8 Days
Average
9-14 Days
Needs Focus
15+ Days
Jellyfish Improvement
-23%

Deployment Frequency

How frequently are changes deployed to production? This is a key DORA metric for measuring the strength of a continuous delivery pipeline.

Elite
1+ Day
Average
1+ Week
Needs Focus
<1 Week
Jellyfish Improvement
+18%

Coding Days

How many days per week does each person commit code on average? Coding days can be a great representation of how focused a team is.

Elite
2+ Days
Average
1.3-1.9 Days
Needs Focus
<1.2 Days
Jellyfish Improvement
+8%

Issues Resolved

How many issues did each engineer on the team resolve? What is the volume of work the team is accomplishing?

Elite
3.2+ Issues/Week
Average
1.6-3.1 Issues/Week
Needs Focus
<1.5 Issues/Week
Jellyfish Improvement
+15%

PR Reviews

What was the total number of reviews on Pull Requests during a given time period? This metric is one measure of how engaged an engineer is.

Elite
3.0+ Reviews/Week
Average
1.6-2.9 Reviews/Week
Needs Focus
<1.5 Reviews/Week
Jellyfish Improvement
+10%

Planning Accuracy

What is the ratio of planned work vs. unplanned work? How well can the team plan, and how predictable is the team’s execution?

Elite
91%+ Accuracy
Average
63-90% Accuracy
Needs Focus
<62% Accuracy
Jellyfish Improvement
+16%

Based on data from 78,000 engineers and 11,000 teams.

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