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Hivel for CTOs

Engineering budget grew to include AI. Your board wants to know what it returned.

Hivel gives CTOs one view of engineering spend, AI tool effectiveness, delivery health, and quarter-over-quarter improvement. Walk into every board conversation with evidence, not estimation.

AI expanded the budget. It also expanded what your board expects you to explain.

The board used to ask about cost and release timing. Now they ask about AI ROI, investment outcomes, and quarter-over-quarter improvement. Most CTOs answer with instinct and spreadsheets. The gap is widening every cycle.

Engineering spend lacks initiative-level breakdown

Total engineering cost is known. What went to the rewrite, what went to platform stability, what went to unplanned work: none of it is visible without building the picture by hand.

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AI ROI is measured in licenses, not outcomes

Copilot and Cursor subscriptions are line items. Whether those tools are improving delivery, reducing rework, or accelerating outcomes doesn't exist in one place. Vendors won't provide it.

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Quarterly improvement is asserted, not proven

"AI is making our team more productive" is what CTOs say in board reviews. The number behind that claim, the one that survives a CFO's follow-up, rarely exists.

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Four tabs. Every angle on engineering effort.

"What did engineering cost this quarter?"

Know exactly where engineering budget went, calculated from actual effort data, not timesheets or manual allocation. Walk into the CFO conversation with initiative-level cost data, already built.

"Are our AI tools actually improving outcomes?"

Measure whether AI tools are improving cycle time, reducing rework, and lifting delivery frequency. Compare across tools and teams, not just adoption counts.

"Are releases going out on time, or slipping?"

Track whether releases ship on time, sprint by sprint. Spot the epics that keep slipping before the board asks why.

"Is engineering measurably better than last quarter?"

Show the board a quarter-by-quarter record of what was targeted, what was hit, and whether engineering performance is trending in the right direction.

Hivel × Freshworks Case Study Card
Freshworks NASDAQ: FRSH

How Freshworks measured AI impact across 1,500 engineers — in real time

The Challenge

No standard way to measure AI adoption across 1,500 engineers
Couldn't tell which AI tools were helping vs just running
Surveys were the only answer — slow, expensive, inaccurate
1,500+ Engineers · AI ROI Measurement · NASDAQ: FRSH
40% Increase in engineering throughput
50% Reduction in rework and maintenance
25% More features released in key business units
10% Improvement in time-to-market

Frequently asked questions

How does Hivel calculate the cost of each initiative?

Hivel calculates Team Capacity Equivalent: the share of each team's monthly capacity consumed by each initiative, based on story points delivered. That percentage is applied to each team's configured monthly cost to produce a dollar figure per initiative. Real story point data, not time estimates.

Can I compare AI tool performance across Copilot, Cursor, and Claude?

Yes. The AI impact view lets you switch between connected AI tools and see adoption depth, AI code percentage, and delivery metrics per team for each tool. See which tools are producing outcomes, not just usage.

Does this replace our existing reporting process?

Hivel augments it. Data is updated automatically from your source control and project management tools. The spreadsheet built before every board review gets replaced with a live view that's always current.

Trusted by 1000+ Engineering Teams

Vaibhav Bansal
V.P. Engineering
"Hivel has been phenomenal in helping us present our progress to leadership. Its insights into leading indicators have empowered our team leads to enhance review efficiency and ship features faster. Now, we are able to show the impact of our process changes, clearly identify areas of opportunity, and bring in a data-driven culture without spending time pulling manual reports."
Murali Swaminathan
Chief Technology Officer
"We were looking for a unique solution to understand engineering productivity and efficiency, with a single tool that could give leaders complete visibility. We evaluated other comparable tools, but none were comprehensive enough. When we came across Hivel, it checked all the boxes for measuring developer productivity across both AI and non-AI workflows."
Derek Mackie
Director of Engineering
"Using Hivel shone a light on the non-standard aspects of our work, emphasizing the need for crucial adjustments. The insights from Hivel helped us recognize areas for improvement, particularly in managing cycle times and streamlining development workflows. This guidance has been instrumental in our efforts to enhance operational efficiency and productivity."
Leonardo Pinheiro Ferrari
Chief Technology Officer
"Thanks to Hivel, we've seen a staggering 157% improvement in our deployment frequency. By identifying and addressing inefficiencies, and adopting best practices, we've significantly accelerated our progress. Hivel has been instrumental in our journey to operational excellence."
Chris Callander
Senior Engineering Manager
"Hivel has been instrumental in identifying areas for enhancement and guiding our strategic improvements. It has significantly contributed to our journey toward greater operational efficiency. The Activity and Dev360 features in Hivel have been particularly valuable for providing feedback to engineers during 1-1's, enhancing our communication and development practices."
Shiro Theuri
Chief Technology Officer
"Before Hivel, understanding our engineering team's dynamics was a game of guesswork. Now, with Hivel's clear dashboards and insights, our leaders have the clarity and time-saving tools they need to excel. It's been transformative in streamlining our operations."
Koti Reddy
Chief Technology Officer
"Incorporating Hivel into our daily operations has been a game-changer. It's not just a tool; it's a part of our strategic decision-making process, trusted by our leaders at every level. The impact on our engineering efficiency is undeniable and deeply valued."
Manoj Awasthi
Chief Technology Officer
"It has been great to partner with Hivel to get access to insights that help leaders at all levels gain visibility into bottlenecks and challenges that the teams face, build actionable plan to resolve them and track the progress over time. And thanks for the fantastic support!"
Ameen M
Engineering Manager
"Hivel has made a huge difference to how I manage my teams. Before every one-on-one or appraisal, I rely on it to dive into developer metrics and drive truly meaningful conversations. It helps me spot rework patterns, reward high performers, and benchmark our teams even against our US counterparts. The dashboards are intuitive, insightful, and honestly far more actionable than anything we get from Jira."
Paras Sood
Associate Director
"Hivel's insights have been pivotal in refining our engineering processes, elevating both efficiency and the developer experience. We're now making smarter decisions, faster, thanks to Hivel."
Vaibhav Bansal
V.P. Engineering
"Hivel has been phenomenal in helping us present our progress to leadership. Its insights into leading indicators have empowered our team leads to enhance review efficiency and ship features faster. Now, we are able to show the impact of our process changes, clearly identify areas of opportunity, and bring in a data-driven culture without spending time pulling manual reports."
Murali Swaminathan
Chief Technology Officer
“We were looking for a unique solution to understand engineering productivity and efficiency, with a single tool that could give leaders complete visibility. We evaluated other comparable tools, but none were comprehensive enough. When we came across Hivel, it checked all the boxes for measuring developer productivity across both AI and non-AI workflows.”
Vaibhav Bansal
V.P. Engineering
"Hivel has been phenomenal in helping us present our progress to leadership. Its insights into leading indicators have empowered our team leads to enhance review efficiency and ship features faster. Now, we are able to show the impact of our process changes, clearly identify areas of opportunity, and bring in a data-driven culture without spending time pulling manual reports."
Derek Mackie
Director of Engineering
"Using Hivel shone a light on the non-standard aspects of our work, emphasizing the need for crucial adjustments. The insights from Hivel helped us recognize areas for improvement, particularly in managing cycle times and streamlining development workflows. This guidance has been instrumental in our efforts to enhance operational efficiency and productivity."
Leonardo Pinheiro Ferrari
Chief Technology Officer
"Thanks to Hivel, we've seen a staggering 157% improvement in our deployment frequency. By identifying and addressing inefficiencies, and adopting best practices, we've significantly accelerated our progress. Hivel has been instrumental in our journey to operational excellence."

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