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MARCH 2026

pnnl.gov Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The pnnl.gov engineering team reports 75.4% AI adoption, 0.95× productivity lift, and 17.7% 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

75.4%

AI assistance is present in 75.4% of recent commits for pnnl.gov.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

0.95×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 0% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

17.7%

Review insights show 17.7% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the pnnl.gov team performing with AI?

The pnnl.gov engineering team reports 75.4% AI adoption, translating into 0.95× productivity lift while sustaining 17.7% 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?

pnnl.gov is at 75.4%. This is 31.7pp above the community median (43.7%)..

75.4%

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?

pnnl.gov operates at 0.95×. This is 0.18× below the community median (1.13×)..

0.95×

↓0.18× below1.13× Community Median

Pilot AI-assisted grooming, ticket triage, or incident retros to create visible productivity wins.

How does AI affect code quality?

pnnl.gov holds AI-assisted quality at 17.7%. This is 5.5pp below the community median (23.2%)..

17.7%

↓5.5pp 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 impact is concentrated—65.9% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

65.9%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, pnnl.gov needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

See how your full organization compares

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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:

RO

rockstarwizard.ninja

(1.00×)

.I

.ieselrincon.es

(1.00×)

DR

draad.nl

(-9.59×)

WG

wgu.edu

(-0.41×)

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.

CS

Cristina Stone Pedraza

Commits61
AI Usage82.0%
Productivity Lift1.73x
Code Quality20.0%
JT

James Tessmer

Commits89
AI Usage81.9%
Productivity Lift1.35x
Code Quality20.0%
OH

Olivia Hess

Commits150
AI Usage88.2%
Productivity Lift1.28x
Code Quality25.6%
KH

Katherine Heal

Commits77
AI Usage40.0%
Productivity Lift1.22x
Code Quality20.0%
LE

Lerond

Commits86
AI Usage92.8%
Productivity Lift1.21x
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

10

mingxuanwupnnl

E3SM-Project/E3SM

Unknown contributor

No repositories listed

kheal

microbiomedata/nmdc-schema

cristina-stonepedraza

microbiomedata/nmdc-server

zhangshixuan1987

E3SM-Project/E3SM

bishtgautam

E3SM-Project/E3SM

Activity

524 Commits

Your Network

21 People
bmeluch
Member
brynn.zalmanek@pnnl.gov
Member
chrisranderson
Member
CoWeAtWork
Member
cristina-stonepedraza
Member
donghuix
Member
evasinha
Member
bishtgautam
Member
JamesCarrPNNL
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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