How we measure engineering productivity at GitLab

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This post introduces and details the Merge Request (MR) Rate as a key performance indicator for measuring engineering productivity at GitLab. It defines MR Rate, discusses its rationale (incentivizing iteration, faster feature delivery, codebase improvement), outlines challenges (quantity over quality, balancing team vs. individual metrics), and explains strategies for increasing it (improving iteration, setting KPIs, setting OKRs, empowering teams). It also mentions other related metrics like Product MRs by Type and Say Do Ratio.