InnerSource Metrics

This directory contains the metrics used to measure InnerSource success. Each metric is defined using the Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) approach and provides specific ways to measure different aspects of InnerSource adoption and effectiveness.

Available Metrics

  1. Code Contributions

    • Measures non-owner commits to a project
    • Tracks contribution diversity across people, business units, and time
    • Unit: Ordinal number

  2. Contribution Distance

    • Measures organizational distance between owning team and contributing team
    • Indicates collaboration effectiveness and project impact
    • Unit: Manager levels

  3. Number of InnerSource Repositories

    • Tracks adoption of InnerSource practices across repositories
    • Identifies repositories with InnerSource characteristics
    • Unit: Number of repositories

  4. Usage Count

    • Measures how many times an InnerSource project is used
    • Tracks usage patterns across business units and time
    • Unit: Ordinal number

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