How to Prevent Code Reviews from Wasting Everyone’s Time
Too Long; Didn't Read
This is the fourth article in our Tactical Guide to a Shorter Cycle Time five-part series. Coding Bear: 65% of teams are dissatisfied with their Code Review process. We recommend looking at Code Review metrics to identify where you can avoid waste and increase the efficiency of this process. The metrics were designed to show thoroughness, effectiveness, and speed of Code Reviews. They include Review Coverage, Review Influence, Review Cycles, Review Coverage and Review Influence. When this metric dips low, feedback isn’t resulting in change, indicating that reviews are not perceived to be valuable.