Understand why your team is slower than expected.
Velocity issues often come from codebase problems: technical debt, complexity hotspots, poor test coverage. Get specific insights about what's slowing your team down.
- Identify complexity hotspots that slow every change
- Find areas with poor test coverage causing bug cycles
- Understand dependency health and upgrade burden
Engineering teams spend 23% of time on technical debt. But most can't identify exactly where that time goes.
1. Checkout module (high change + low coverage)
• 0% test coverage, changed 47 times this quarter
• Every change is risky = slower reviews
2. User model (God object)
• 1,200 lines, 45 methods
• Changes here ripple everywhere
3. Legacy API adapter
• Cyclomatic complexity: 67
• Everyone avoids touching it
Codebase metrics that actually predict velocity.
Complexity Hotspots
High impactFiles that are both complex AND frequently changed. These create friction on nearly every sprint. Prioritize refactoring here first.
Test Coverage Gaps
RiskLow coverage in high-change areas means longer review cycles and more bugs. Find where missing tests are actually costing velocity.
Dependency Debt
BurdenOutdated dependencies require workarounds. Major version lags accumulate. Track the upgrade burden on your team.
Turn "we're slow" into specific action items.
Not all tech debt is equal. Focus on debt that's actually slowing you down based on change frequency.
"Checkout has 0% coverage and 47 changes this quarter" beats "we need to write more tests."
Ask the same questions monthly. Show the team that refactoring investments are paying off.
Stop guessing why velocity is low.
Get specific codebase insights that explain what's slowing you down.