Quick answer: Bug report velocity (reports/day) per feature surfaces stability. Tracking per-feature velocity over time identifies which features are stabilizing and which are degrading.

Per-feature velocity is the stability signal. Aggregate hides; per-feature reveals.

Per-feature tag

Bugs tagged with feature; velocity is bugs/day per tag.

Per-week trend

Plot per-feature; declining = stabilizing; growing = degrading.

Alert on growth

Velocity grows = investigate.

Per-release reset

Velocity resets per release; absolute count comparable.

“Stability is a per-feature property. Aggregate metrics miss.”

If your studio ships features, the per-feature velocity is the leading indicator of quality.

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