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MARCH 2026

du.edu Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the du.edu engineering team.

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The du.edu engineering team reports 31.6% AI adoption, 1.09× productivity lift, and 20.0% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

LOW

31.6%

AI assistance is present in 31.6% of recent commits for du.edu.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

1.09×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 9% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

20.0%

Review insights show 20.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the du.edu team performing with AI?

The du.edu engineering team reports 31.6% AI adoption, translating into 1.09× productivity lift while sustaining 20.0% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

du.edu is at 31.6%. This is 12.2pp below the community median (43.7%)..

31.6%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

du.edu operates at 1.09×. This is 0.04× below the community median (1.13×)..

1.09×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

du.edu holds AI-assisted quality at 20.0%. This is 3.3pp below the community median (23.3%)..

20.0%

Roughly in line23.3% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI usage is broad—top contributors represent 42.2% of AI commits.

42.2%

Keep rotating enablement leads and pair senior reviewers with new AI adopters to retain distribution.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

du.edu has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

PO

postgresql.org

(87.5%)

BL

bloq.com

(21.4%)

DA

daimond113.com

(21.4%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

QU

querifylabs.com

(1.01×)

HR

hrvy.uk

(1.01×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

CE

Cesar8000

Commits5
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.25x
Code Quality20.0%
AB

Abigail

Commits10
AI Usage38.0%
Productivity Lift1.25x
Code Quality20.0%
MH

mhudson15

Commits17
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.11x
Code Quality20.0%
JO

JosephBagwell

Commits9
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.09x
Code Quality20.0%
ER

Eric-UofD

Commits6
AI Usage44.0%
Productivity Lift1.07x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

2

JamesSeward913

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

Tylerrye9

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

franklin19890606

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

JosephBagwell

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

mhudson15

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

Eric-UofD

dpjdu-pro/du-it3350-sum25

Activity

95 Commits

Your Network

15 People
Eric-UofD
Member
JosephBagwell
Member
mhudson15
Member
zaid-du
Member
RyanT-1000
Member
RGabigail
Member
angelalusk
Member
Cesar8000
Member
cknight2025
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

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