Introducing the Code Impact metric, a composite measure designed to evaluate the influence of code contributions on project outcomes and assess the value delivered by development efforts. Key features include:

• Comprehensive Evaluation: Gauges the effectiveness of contributions, considering new work, refactoring, collaboration, and rework efforts.
• Outcome-Oriented Insights: Links coding activities to tangible project outcomes, highlighting impactful contributions.
• Balanced Analysis: Provides a detailed breakdown of developer efforts, ensuring alignment with project goals.

Why It Matters:
Code Impact empowers engineering leaders to understand the true value of development contributions beyond lines of code. By emphasizing project outcomes and prioritizing impactful work, this metric helps drive efficiency and strategic alignment within teams.