If you want a quick read on how a public GitHub repo is delivering, start with a free delivery impact report and use it as a staff-meeting artifact. The goal is simple: get a baseline on PR flow, review responsiveness, and delivery trends without building a spreadsheet first.
DeliveryCompass gives you a read-only GitHub App install, daily sync, and a dashboard that turns GitHub PR metadata into team KPIs. For a public repo, that means you can inspect the shape of delivery before you decide whether to track it more closely. If you are preparing a manager review or an engineering staff meeting, this is often the fastest way to ground the conversation in facts. It is engineering intelligence for GitHub PR delivery, with coaching not surveillance.
What the free delivery impact report is good for
A free delivery impact report on a public repo is most useful when you need a fast, shared view of delivery health. You can use it to answer questions like:
- Are PRs moving steadily, or are they stalling in review?
- Which teams or repos are carrying most of the delivery load?
- Where do trends look stable, and where do they need a closer look?
- What should I bring to the next staff meeting so the discussion stays concrete?
In DeliveryCompass, the report connects to the same underlying delivery data used in dashboard views, metrics definitions, and team analytics, so the output is easy to carry into ongoing reviews.
How to run it on a public repo
The setup path is intentionally light for public repositories. You install the read-only GitHub App, connect the repo, and let the daily sync populate the report. From there, the report can surface a practical first pass at delivery impact without asking your team to change how they work.
- Choose the public repo you want to assess.
- Install the read-only GitHub App or connect through OAuth.
- Wait for the initial sync to complete.
- Open the overview and weekly summary to review the first report.
If you want the broader setup flow, see setup and how it works. If you are defining the boundaries for a pilot, check limitations first.
What to look at first in the report
For an engineering manager, the first pass should focus on the signals that help you explain delivery in plain language. Start with the overview dashboard, then move into the weekly summary and team analytics chart grid.
Overview dashboard
The overview dashboard brings together team KPIs, trend charts, and a team performance table. That makes it easier to spot whether the repo is improving, flat, or inconsistent over time.
Weekly summary
The weekly summary is useful when you need a ready-made staff-meeting view. It highlights attention callouts so you can go straight to the parts of the delivery picture that deserve discussion.
See weekly summary and staff meeting metrics for how to frame the conversation.
Team analytics and milestones
If you need to understand why a trend changed, the team analytics chart grid supports drill-down, and chart milestones help mark the moments that matter. That is especially useful when a repo has had a release push, a review bottleneck, or a team handoff.
Read more in team analytics and chart milestones.
How to use the report in a staff meeting
The best staff meetings are specific. Instead of asking, “How is delivery going?” use the report to narrow the discussion to a few observable patterns.
- Open with one trend chart and one table row, not the whole dashboard.
- Call out a single week or milestone that changed the pattern.
- Ask which handoff, review queue, or ownership boundary explains the shift.
- Decide whether the next action is to watch, coach, or re-scope.
When teams and repos are mapped well, you can keep the discussion scoped to the right owner groups. See teams and repos for how that mapping helps keep KPIs aligned with real work.
What makes this different from a one-off metric export
A one-time export can answer a point-in-time question, but a report tied to daily sync and a consistent dashboard gives you continuity. That matters when you want to compare weeks, not just totals.
DeliveryCompass is designed to keep the view read-only and grounded in GitHub PR metadata, so the numbers stay tied to the work already happening in your repo. If you want to go deeper on the types of delivery signals available, start with choosing delivery metrics and GitHub metrics for managers.
When to stop at the free report and when to go further
A free report is often enough when you are evaluating a public repo, preparing a staff meeting, or deciding whether the delivery pattern needs closer tracking. If the initial read shows a clear trend, you can use the dashboard and weekly summary to stay on top of it over time.
If you run into questions about what is included, what is not, or how public repo access is handled, the FAQ and troubleshooting pages are the best next stop. For a broader product overview, see about and product tour.
FAQ
Can I run a delivery impact report on any public GitHub repo?
Yes, public repos are a good fit for a first-pass delivery report. You connect the repo, let the data sync, and review the dashboard and weekly summary for the initial impact view.
Do I need to connect the whole organization?
No. You can keep the scope to the repo or repo set you want to evaluate. The teams and repos page explains how scoped KPIs work when you want the report to match your ownership boundaries.
What should I bring from the report into a staff meeting?
Bring one or two trend charts, a weekly summary callout, and one concrete milestone or turning point. That usually gives the room enough context to discuss delivery without losing time in the details.
How do I know whether the report is reliable?
Start by checking that the repo mapping is correct and that the initial sync has completed. If you want to understand the limits of the pilot and data coverage, review limitations and FAQ.
Where can I learn the metric definitions behind the report?
See metrics for the core definitions and delivery metrics without spreadsheets for a practical manager-friendly walkthrough.
If you want to try it on a public repo, start here: /app/onboarding.