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MARCH 2026

lsu.edu Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The lsu.edu engineering team reports 77.3% AI adoption, 1.37× productivity lift, and 18.4% 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

77.3%

AI assistance is present in 77.3% of recent commits for lsu.edu.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.37×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 37% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

18.4%

Review insights show 18.4% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the lsu.edu team performing with AI?

The lsu.edu engineering team reports 77.3% AI adoption, translating into 1.37× productivity lift while sustaining 18.4% 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?

lsu.edu is at 77.3%. This is 33.6pp above the community median (43.7%)..

77.3%

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?

lsu.edu operates at 1.37×. This is 0.24× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.37×

↑0.24× 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?

lsu.edu holds AI-assisted quality at 18.4%. This is 4.8pp below the community median (23.2%)..

18.4%

↓4.8pp below23.2% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI usage is broad—top contributors represent 28.1% of AI commits.

28.1%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

lsu.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:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

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:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

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.

JU

juliaeveritt5

Commits14
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
AN

annaolinde

Commits13
AI Usage44.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality70.0%
CB

Charlotte Barbrick

Commits7
AI Usage54.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
KE

Kesse-Asante

Commits25
AI Usage100.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality20.0%
KO

kolinbilbrew

Commits38
AI Usage78.0%
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

8

tama465

chsharrison/Sci_comp_F24

kroberts3

No repositories listed

robbxi

josephaycock/golf_app

cbarbrick

josephaycock/golf_app

CaydenAnd

josephaycock/golf_app

JacobRodrigue03

mpinel6/CSC4330FInalProject

Activity

283 Commits

Your Network

28 People
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Member
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Member
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Member
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Member
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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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