AI is changing the way engineering teams complete work and measure productivity, with more time spent on reviewing code, fixing bugs and context switching between tools. When AI generates an organization’s code, output metrics improve, cycle times shorten and developers report feeling more productive for moving through work more quickly.

But 81% of engineering leaders said much of the time saved on coding is now spent reviewing AI’s work. Nearly a third of a developer’s day is spent on this invisible work that doesn’t appear in productivity metrics such as output, the report found.

“It is not the work organizations are trying to accelerate; it is the overhead attached to the work. — Read More