Boosting Developer Productivity With Cursor: How to Measure What Matters

Generative AI isn’t just reshaping the way software is developed-it’s transforming how developers work. From GitHub Copilot to immensely powerful platforms like Cursor, engineering great code is becoming faster, easier, and more efficient.

But as we all invest heavily in AI, some questions arise:

Are we actually getting value from these tools?

How do we maximize their contribution?

Measuring the true ROI of GenAI is no longer a nice-to-have; it’s essential. So, Milestone decided to help you boost GenAI’s contribution today-and 10x it tomorrow-by building a comprehensive AI reporting solution, deeply integrated with Cursor, designed to bring transparency, clarity, and actionable insight into your team’s AI usage and its real-world impact.

Gartner estimates that 85% of enterprises will be using GenAI in their software development cycle by 2026. But without the right data, scaling AI is like flying blind.

Without visibility, organizations risk misaligned priorities, wasted investments, and missed opportunities. By combining data from across your ecosystem-GitHub, Jira, Copilot, and more-you can paint a clear picture of how AI is being used, by whom, and to what effect.

Cursor stands out by rethinking the IDE for an AI-native era. With intelligent suggestions, context-aware prompts, and seamless integration into the coding process, it doesn’t just augment development, it reshapes it.

If you’re using Cursor (or planning to), you’ve already bought into the potential of AI in development. But potential only gets you so far. To unlock full value, you need real data on what’s happening under the hood.

That’s where Milestone comes in. Without getting in your way, it connects to your Cursor environment and other developer tools to surface clear, actionable metrics, making sure every AI-assisted keystroke is driving value.

Here’s what you’ll see:

• Model-Level Insights: Compare how different models (like GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini) perform across your org.
• Code Suggestion Analytics: Track which AI suggestions are accepted, modified, or ignored.
• Time Savings: Quantifying time saved per developer, per project.
• Traceability to Repos: Connect AI-generated contributions directly to GitHub repositories.

This data is ripe for the picking, and loaded with insights that help you see more than just activity-with Milestone, you’re seeing impact.

Your data is your key to success. Learn more about how it’s working for you with Milestone.

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In most organizations, developer data lives in silos. Jira knows about tickets. GitHub knows about code. AI tools know about suggestions. But no one sees the full picture.

Not only that, but with investments at scale and across different stakeholders, you need reassurance that strategic goals are always being kept in mind.

Milestone shows exactly which projects align with business needs and how time, money, and effort are distributed across workstreams. It provides full observability in both human and AI-assisted efforts, from engineers to executives.

• Track GenAI adoption across teams.
• Correlate AI use with delivery velocity.
• Understand where investments are paying off (and where they’re not).

Nothing generates a headache quite like onboarding, so we’ve designed it to be fast, secure, and compliant with how Cursor is structured. Here’s how it works:

1. Pick a business plan tailored to your organization’s size.
2. Send an invite from your Cursor workspace.
3. We connect using a dedicated account, switch to an unpaid admin role, and get to work without disrupting, with your team.

This way, you can near-instantly start seeing results that usually take weeks to compile manually.

You don’t need more dashboards-you need the right ones. Ours go beyond basic usage stats, all the way to true business value.

That means you’ll get to answer the following questions:

• Which teams are benefiting most from AI tools?
• How does AI usage correlate with delivery speed and code quality?
• What’s the cost-to-benefit ratio per project or department?

You’ll know where your money and time are going and whether it’s paying off.

Taking the first step can be the hardest, so we suggest you start by asking yourself the following:

• Who’s using GenAI tools the most? (user engagement)
• What types of tasks are AI-augmented? (usage patterns)
• Where are we seeing clear productivity lifts? (impact assessment)

From there, Milestone grows with you, supporting deeper analysis, team-specific views, and model optimization. Whatever it is you need to get the job done-and find out how it can be done better—we can help you set it up.

We know there are many exciting GenAI enhancements out there, ready to make your software development life cycle faster, more efficient, and less manual. And we also don’t like seeing your time and money go to waste.

If you’re serious about using GenAI to scale developer efficiency, now’s the time to get visibility. Cursor offers powerful AI capabilities. Milestone helps you measure—and multiply—their impact.

 Pick Your Plan

Select the plan that works for you, or schedule a chat with someone from our team to find out more about what Milestone can do for your business.