Throughput

What it measures

The number of pull requests merged per week, counting only human-authored PRs.

Why it matters

Throughput is the team's delivery cadence — how often finished work actually lands. Tracked over time it shows whether the team is speeding up, slowing down, or holding steady.

How to read it

• Look at the trend, not any single week — weekly counts are naturally bumpy.
• Read it next to Defect ratio: more merges only helps if quality holds.
• A drop can mean larger PRs, more review wait, or simply fewer, bigger pieces of work.

Anti-blame

A team-level weekly count. There is no per-author breakdown, by design.

Common misreads

• More merged PRs does not mean more value — PR size varies enormously.
• Throughput is not productivity; it is cadence.