Engineering Velocity · Section 3 12 / 24

Faster reviews ship faster. Everything else is noise.

Teams with a median review time under 4 hours deploy 3.2x more frequently than those exceeding 24 hours. Review latency is the single strongest predictor of shipping velocity.

40 30 20 10 0
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< 1h
31
1 – 4h
22
4 – 8h
14
8 – 24h
9
1 – 2d
5
2 – 5d
2
5d+