Earlier every sprint felt fine in the first few days, then suddenly some PRs stuck, someone overloaded, one feature half done, and then last min scramble starts. Now mid-sprint only I get to know ki bhai ye problem hone wala hai… PRs taking longer, too much work on one dev, code quality issue in one place. We saw one guy merging most PRs alone, fixed it, and our merge times improved. No more last min panic.

One big challenge in identifying bottlenecks is figuring out exactly where in the SDLC the issue happened. When did it open, why is it stuck, and who’s holding it up? It was manual and time-consuming. I really appreciate the PR and issue lifecycle feature. It makes things so much easier by showing exactly where and why an issue is getting delayed. No more back-and-forth or guesswork!

Before using Signals, sprint planning often felt like guessing, and halfway through, things would start to fall apart. I wouldn’t notice issues like too many pull requests (PRs) or team members being overloaded until it was too late to fix them. With Signals, I get instant alerts when something isn’t right, like PRs stacking up or someone having too much work. One time that really stood out was when Signals showed me that one developer was handling most of the PR merges. It wasn’t something I would have noticed on my own, and it wasn’t sustainable. We spread the work out more evenly, and right away, things felt smoother and less chaotic. Another big help is the mid-sprint email report. It gives me a clear view of whether we’re on track or if we need to make changes. Instead of dealing with problems after they’ve gotten out of hand, we can fix them early. The team is less stressed, and we have more time to focus on actual work.