# Metrics

This directory contains the metrics used to measure InnerSource success. Each metric is defined using the Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) approach and provides specific ways to measure different aspects of InnerSource adoption and effectiveness.

## Available Metrics

1. [Code Contributions](https://innersourcecommons.gitbook.io/managing-innersource-projects/measuring/index/use_gqm/index-2/code-contributions)
   * Measures non-owner commits to a project
   * Tracks contribution diversity across people, business units, and time
   * Unit: Ordinal number
2. [Contribution Distance](https://innersourcecommons.gitbook.io/managing-innersource-projects/measuring/index/use_gqm/index-2/contribution-distance)
   * Measures organizational distance between owning team and contributing team
   * Indicates collaboration effectiveness and project impact
   * Unit: Manager levels
3. [Number of InnerSource Repositories](https://innersourcecommons.gitbook.io/managing-innersource-projects/measuring/index/use_gqm/index-2/number-of-innersource-repositories)
   * Tracks adoption of InnerSource practices across repositories
   * Identifies repositories with InnerSource characteristics
   * Unit: Number of repositories
4. [Usage Count](https://innersourcecommons.gitbook.io/managing-innersource-projects/measuring/index/use_gqm/index-2/usage-count)
   * Measures how many times an InnerSource project is used
   * Tracks usage patterns across business units and time
   * Unit: Ordinal number

## Templates

* [GQM Metric Template](https://github.com/InnerSourceCommons/managing-innersource-projects/blob/main/measuring/metrics/gqm_metric_template.md) - Template for creating new metrics using the GQM approach

## Related Resources

* [Back to the overall graph](https://innersourcecommons.gitbook.io/managing-innersource-projects/measuring/index/use_gqm)