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Code Review Tracking in Project Management
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 │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘