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MARCH 2026

hmcts.net Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The hmcts.net engineering team reports 87.1% AI adoption, 1.60× productivity lift, and 32.0% 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

HIGH

87.1%

AI assistance is present in 87.1% of recent commits for hmcts.net.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.60×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 60% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

32.0%

Review insights show 32.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the hmcts.net team performing with AI?

The hmcts.net engineering team reports 87.1% AI adoption, translating into 1.60× productivity lift while sustaining 32.0% 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?

hmcts.net is at 87.1%. This is 43.3pp above the community median (43.8%)..

87.1%

Roughly in line43.8% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

hmcts.net operates at 1.60×. This is 0.46× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.60×

↑0.46× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

hmcts.net holds AI-assisted quality at 32.0%. This is 8.7pp above the community median (23.3%)..

32.0%

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?

46.8% of AI commits come from the most active contributors.

46.8%

Pair top AI practitioners with adjacent squads and capture their prompts/playbooks for reuse.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

hmcts.net 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:

QU

quantstack.net

(87.6%)

ST

student.su

(87.6%)

DG

dglover.co

(21.5%)

MO

monade.li

(21.5%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

KO

konghq.com

(6.64×)

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

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:

KO

konghq.com

(795.0%)

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

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.

MA

markherbertcgi

Commits16
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
HP

HMCTS Platform Operations

Commits1,377
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality100.0%
YO

yogeshruperaihmcts

Commits1
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
RD

Russell Dodd

Commits58
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
PA

patelila

Commits15
AI Usage22.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
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

109

mharman1973

hmcts/libragob-batch-jobs

kalachandrasekar1

hmcts/civil-wa-task-configuration

roycohen1

hmcts/azure-public-dns

brumbyp1

hmcts/opal-fines-service

hmcts/opal-user-service

RustyHMCTS

hmcts/opal-user-service

hmcts/opal-fines-service

asifshaik-moj

hmcts/enforcement-api

hmcts/pcs-api

Activity

5,201 Commits

Your Network

145 People
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Member
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Member
AlokDatta
Member
AmandaRichards
Member
AndrewHMCTS
Member
StoneBenHMCTS
Member
bharatkumarpatel1
Member
Caroline-Amanquah-HMCTS
Member
Cebrail.Ergisi@HMCTS.NET
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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