Lesson
Metrics
Tracking the success of your project helps you make informed decisions and communicate impact effectively.
Lesson metadata
Slug metrics
Subtopic —
Skill Level Intermediate
OSS Role(s) Maintainer, Contributor
Resource Type handout
Time Required 6m
Author GitHub
License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords metrics, project success, impact
Language(s) en, zh-TW, zh-CN, tr, el, es, fa, fr, ta, de, sw, ru, bg, ro, pt, bn, pl, hi, pcm, nl, ms, ko, ja, it, id, hu
Additional metadata
Audience Developers, Maintainers
Creative Work Status Active
Date Modified 2025-12-26
Date Published 2025-12-26
Domain General Open Source
Is Part Of Open Source Guides
Learning Objectives After this lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Identify key metrics for evaluating open source project health and success
- Explain the importance of tracking and analyzing project activity and community growth
- Apply tools and practices to monitor project metrics effectively
- Demonstrate how to use metrics to make informed decisions about project direction
- Recognize the relationship between metrics and project sustainability
Mentions These guides are available in over 20 languages.
Ospo Relevance Core
Prerequisite Notes starting-an-open-source-project
Sorting Id 20
Topic Maintaining