## Overview Strategic epic consolidating all DORA metrics and Value Stream Analytics (VSA) feature work across GitLab. This roadmap aligns customer-facing analytics capabilities with underlying data infrastructure improvements. ## Strategic Goals - **Improve DORA metrics accuracy and reliability** across all calculation methods - **Enhance Value Stream Analytics visualization and performance** for enterprise customers - **Build unified data platform** for analytics queries and insights - **Optimize dashboard performance** through GraphQL and query optimization ## Roadmap Phases ### Phase 1: Stabilization & Bug Fixes (18.7-18.9) ✅ In Progress **Focus:** Fix critical bugs, improve date handling, optimize performance - DORA date range handling (DST/UTC issues) - GraphQL query optimization for dashboards - Dashboard UX improvements - Test stability and performance **Target Completion:** 2026-02-13 (18.9 release) ### Phase 2: Feature Enhancements (18.10-18.11) 📋 Planned **Focus:** New visualizations, improved analytics capabilities - Scatterplot visualization for cycle time - DORA scores methodology review - Enhanced filtering and date range display - AI Data Agent integration for analytics **Target Completion:** 2026-04-10 (18.11 release) ### Phase 3: Platform Consolidation (FY27) 🚀 Strategic **Focus:** Unified analytics query API, data insights platform - Build Data Insights Platform with Unified Query API - GLQL data source expansion - Advanced analytics for developer productivity - Enterprise-grade analytics infrastructure **Target Completion:** FY27 (ongoing) ## Key Metrics - Dashboard load time performance - DORA metric calculation accuracy - Customer adoption of VSA features - Data query latency ## Dependencies - Analytics Section: Siphon, Platform Insights, Analytics Instrumentation - Data infrastructure: ClickHouse, OTEL telemetry, event tracking - Frontend: Custom dashboards framework, visualization components ## Related Epics & Issues See linked items below for detailed work breakdown. --- **Last Updated:** 2026-02-10 **Owner:** Group::Optimize, Section::Analytics **Status:** Active