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MARCH 2026

umd.edu Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The umd.edu engineering team reports 91.0% AI adoption, 1.65× productivity lift, and 22.2% 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

91.0%

AI assistance is present in 91.0% of recent commits for umd.edu.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.65×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 65% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

22.2%

Review insights show 22.2% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the umd.edu team performing with AI?

The umd.edu engineering team reports 91.0% AI adoption, translating into 1.65× productivity lift while sustaining 22.2% 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?

umd.edu is at 91.0%. This is 47.4pp above the community median (43.7%)..

91.0%

↑47.4pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

umd.edu operates at 1.65×. This is 0.52× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.65×

↑0.52× 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?

umd.edu holds AI-assisted quality at 22.2%. This is 1.0pp below the community median (23.2%)..

22.2%

Roughly in line23.2% 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 impact is concentrated—64.1% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

64.1%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

umd.edu combines strong adoption, lift, and quality control—making the ROI story executive-ready.

Link these metrics to deployment frequency and incident cost to convert engineering wins into business KPIs.

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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:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

PR

prefeitura.rio

(87.4%)

NA

naduni.local

(87.4%)

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:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

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.

DB

Drew Brandt

Commits74
AI Usage91.9%
Productivity Lift1.79x
Code Quality20.0%
ML

Matt Landreman

Commits35
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.69x
Code Quality20.0%
IM

Israel Martinez

Commits170
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.69x
Code Quality20.0%
SB

Stefan Buller

Commits31
AI Usage62.0%
Productivity Lift1.31x
Code Quality100.0%
NM

Neel Mokaria

Commits5
AI Usage56.0%
Productivity Lift1.10x
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

13

sophtsai

Hack4Impact-UMD/breastfeeding-center-gw

wjnjeumi

Hack4Impact-UMD/food-for-all-dc

Unknown contributor

Hack4Impact-UMD/breastfeeding-center-gw

kritisgh

NewsAppsUMD/maryland_voter_data

merecc

Prof-Drake-UMD/INST767-Sp25

HenryYihengXu

No repositories listed

Activity

354 Commits

Your Network

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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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