Calculate the estimated development cost of a pull request - for a single PR, or extrapolate across a sample set within a repository or organization. Based on recent software engineering research (COCOMO II, Microsoft, IEEE, Fagan inspection studies).
Understanding the true cost of pull requests helps teams make data-driven decisions about process improvements, tooling investments, and workflow optimization.
Track costs across repositories to identify bottlenecks, justify automation efforts, or demonstrate ROI on developer productivity initiatives.