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Hivel for Engineering Managers

The best EMs walk into the standup already knowing what happened.

Get a live view of every developer's activity, where the sprint is losing time, and which PRs need attention before every standup, 1:1, and retrospective. No more opening five screens to find it.

AI made your team more productive. It made your job as their manager harder.

AI tools write more code, open more PRs, and generate more signal than any team produced two years ago. Output went up. So did the noise. Most EMs still manage on gut feel and standup updates.

Standups answer questions you should already know

A developer blocked for three days tells you in standup. A reviewer carrying disproportionate load mentions it in the retro. The signal was already in the data. No view surfaced it.

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Every PR is a review waiting to happen

AI generates more code per developer per sprint. The same team reviews it at the same pace. PRs pile up, reviewers fatigue, cycle time climbs.

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1:1s and appraisals run on memory

"How's it going?" starts most 1:1s. Whether a developer's been active, overloaded, or carrying the team's review burden never surfaces unless you dig through multiple screens before the meeting.

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Four tabs. Every angle on engineering effort.

"What did my team actually do this week, and who needs my attention?"

See every developer's Git activity day by day across the team: commits, PRs opened, reviewed, merged, declined. Spot who's gone quiet and who's carrying review load. Click any developer's column for individual context before a 1:1.

"Where is the sprint losing time, and which PRs caused it?"

See how the sprint's timeline splits across coding, pickup, review, and merge. Scope to your sprint window and every stage is measured. Click any bar to see the specific PRs behind it. Retro prep before the retro.

"How do we keep up with review volume without burning out?"

Marco, Hivel's AI code review agent, reviews every PR the moment it opens. Complexity score, security check, and prioritized suggestions land in GitHub before a human reviewer opens the tab. Your team's review time goes to architecture and edge cases.

"Are we improving, and will I know before it's too late?"

Set monthly or quarterly targets on the metrics that matter for your team: cycle time, review coverage, rework, PR size. Get notified via Slack or email the moment a threshold is crossed. Stop checking dashboards between sprints.

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

Do I need to set anything up before my team's data appears?

Connect your source control and project management tools and data starts flowing immediately. Most EMs see team activity, pipeline timing, and PR metrics within 30 minutes of connecting. The AI code review feature requires enabling the GitHub or GitLab integration separately from the Settings screen.

Can I scope everything to just my team without seeing other teams?

Yes. Every view supports team-level filtering. Scope your dashboards to your specific team and the data reflects only your team's activity, pipeline, and metrics. You won't see other teams' data unless you have org-level access.

Will developers know they're being tracked?

Hivel reads Git activity (commits, PRs, review actions) that's already recorded by your source control platform. It surfaces that activity in a structured view for managers, the same way GitHub already shows it in activity logs. Transparency with your team about how you use the data is recommended.

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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