Author Responsiveness
Pull Request Lifecycle
hours
Measures how quickly PR authors respond after receiving reviewer feedback.
💡 Like responding to a colleague's question, the faster you reply, the quicker the whole conversation resolves.
What It Measures
Measures how quickly PR authors respond after receiving reviewer feedback.
Why It Matters
Understanding if authors are promptly addressing review comments
Identifying delays in the feedback loop from the author side
How It's Calculated
Calculates the median hours between reviewer feedback and the author's next action.
MEDIAN(hours(reviewer_comment, author_response))Concrete Example
If your author responsiveness is 1.5 hours, authors are typically addressing reviewer feedback within a couple of hours, keeping the PR moving.
What Does a Healthy Score Look Like?
Lower is better, quick responses prevent PRs from stalling.
Healthy
Under 2 hours
Watch Out
2–8 hours
Needs Attention
Over 8 hours, authors are leaving reviewer feedback unaddressed
What Moves This Metric?
Goes up when…
Authors working on multiple things and not monitoring review notifications
Reviewer feedback arriving outside the author's working hours
Complex feedback requiring significant rework time
Goes down when…
Authors checking PR notifications frequently throughout the day
Clear norms on expected response time
Keeping PRs small so responding is quick
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