We recently released Feature Breakdowns to give you more insight into what work is categorized as new, churn, and refactor during a given time period. You can access breakdowns by clicking on a data point in the Feature Breakdown chart.

💡 As a quick refresher, features are broken down into three types:

• New: new code added
• Churn: code reworked less than 21 days after being merged
• Refactor: code reworked more than 21 days after being merged

Based on feedback from our community, we’ve slightly modified how these calculations work. Instead of aggregating line changes over a time period and then multiplying the ratios by the total number of features, we are now averaging the breakdown per feature. As a result, you will likely see a lower number for % New Features vs. Rework. Our industry benchmarks have been adjusted accordingly.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@software.com.