Code Review Tracking | PR Status on Kanban Board

Track code reviews on your Kanban board. GitScrum moves tasks automatically on PR status, assigns reviewers via automation, and surfaces bottlenecks in real-time.

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Code review tracking becomes chaotic when separated from project management. GitScrum integrates review workflows directly into your Kanban board—tasks move automatically based on PR status, reviewers get assigned via column automation, and the entire team sees review bottlenecks before they delay sprints.

Code Review Integration Setup

Column Configuration for Reviews

REVIEW WORKFLOW COLUMNS:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ RECOMMENDED COLUMN STRUCTURE                                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ DEVELOPMENT FLOW:                                           │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ In Dev → Ready for Review → In Review → Approved → Done ││
│ │ (WIP:4)    (WIP:5)          (WIP:3)                     ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
│ COLUMN AUTOMATIONS:                                         │
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ "Ready for Review":                                     ││
│ │   → Auto-assign: Senior Devs (reviewers)                ││
│ │   → Add label: "needs-review"                           ││
│ │   → Notify subscribers: tech-leads@company.com          ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ "In Review":                                            ││
│ │   → Clear label: "needs-review"                         ││
│ │   → Add label: "reviewing"                              ││
│ │                                                         ││
│ │ "Approved":                                             ││
│ │   → Clear users (remove reviewers)                      ││
│ │   → Auto-assign: Original developer                     ││
│ │   → Add label: "ready-to-merge"                         ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Tracking Review Metrics

What to Measure

Metric	What It Shows	GitScrum Feature
Time in Review	Review bottleneck	Column time tracking
Reviews per dev	Workload balance	Team Standup contributors
Review turnaround	Process efficiency	Weekly activity reports
Blocked reviews	Dependency issues	Blockers tab

Implementation Steps

Create review columns - Add "Ready for Review", "In Review", "Approved"

Set WIP limits - Limit "In Review" to prevent reviewer overload

Configure auto-assign - Assign reviewers when tasks enter review column

Add subscriber alerts - Notify leads when reviews age beyond threshold

Track in standups - Use Team Standup to monitor review velocity

Git Integration Benefits

CONNECTING CODE TO TASKS:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ BRANCH → PR → TASK AUTOMATION                               │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│ 1. Developer creates branch: feature/TASK-123-login        │
│ 2. Work happens, commits reference [TASK-123]              │
│ 3. PR opened → Task moves to "Ready for Review"            │
│ 4. Review approved → Task moves to "Approved"              │
│ 5. PR merged → Task moves to "Done"                        │
│                                                             │
│ Benefits:                                                   │
│ • No manual status updates                                  │
│ • Accurate cycle time metrics                               │
│ • Complete audit trail                                      │
│ • Reduced context switching                                 │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘