Maintaining & Sustaining Software Intermediate 6m
Metrics
Tracking the success of your project helps you make informed decisions and communicate impact effectively.
Learning outcomes
- 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
Prerequisites
Open source basics, Maintainer experience
Cite this lesson
APA
GitHub (2026). Metrics. UC OSPO Network. https://opensource.guide/metrics/
BibTeX
@misc{metrics_2026,
author = {{GitHub}},
title = {Metrics},
year = {2026},
publisher = {UC OSPO Network},
url = {https://opensource.guide/metrics/}
}