Async Game Dev Collaboration Metrics
This dataset provides granular metrics on asynchronous communication sessions within distributed game development teams, including tool usage, participant activity, workflow impact, and bottleneck detection. It empowers operations managers to pinpoint collaboration inefficiencies, optimize remote workflows, and benchmark tool effectiveness for continuous improvement.
Sample rows
preview · 8 of 40 rows · all 16 columns| collaboration_idstring | bottleneck_typestring | workflow_impact_scorefloat | bottleneck_detectedboolean | tool_namestring | team_idstring | tool_typestring | session_start_datetimedatetime | session_end_datetimedatetime | participant_countinteger | messages_sentinteger | tasks_updatedinteger | average_response_time_minutesfloat | remote_collaboration_ratinginteger | notesstring | session_datedate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLAB-001 | none | 0.82 | false | Slack | TEAM-ALPHA | chat | 2024-06-01T09:15:00 | 2024-06-01T10:00:00 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 2.4 | 4 | Smooth session, minor delays in initial responses. | 2024-06-01 |
| COLLAB-002 | unclear-requirements | 0.54 | true | Jira | TEAM-BETA | project-management | 2024-06-01T13:30:00 | 2024-06-01T14:15:00 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4.8 | 3 | Requirements clarification slowed progress. | 2024-06-01 |
| COLLAB-003 | none | 0.87 | false | Discord | TEAM-GAMMA | chat | 2024-06-02T11:00:00 | 2024-06-02T12:05:00 | 8 | 45 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | High engagement and quick responses. | 2024-06-02 |
| COLLAB-004 | delayed-response | 0.41 | true | Confluence | TEAM-DELTA | documentation | 2024-06-02T15:10:00 | 2024-06-02T15:55:00 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | Delayed feedback on documentation drafts. | 2024-06-02 |
| COLLAB-005 | none | 0.75 | false | GitHub | TEAM-ALPHA | code-review | 2024-06-03T10:00:00 | 2024-06-03T11:20:00 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3.7 | 4 | Effective code review and merging. | 2024-06-03 |
| COLLAB-006 | tool-outage | 0.32 | true | Google Drive | TEAM-OMEGA | file-sharing | 2024-06-03T14:50:00 | 2024-06-03T15:30:00 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | File access interrupted for 10 minutes. | 2024-06-03 |
| COLLAB-007 | none | 0.86 | false | Slack | TEAM-BETA | chat | 2024-06-04T09:05:00 | 2024-06-04T09:50:00 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Quick consensus on sprint goals. | 2024-06-04 |
| COLLAB-008 | none | 0.73 | false | Jira | TEAM-GAMMA | project-management | 2024-06-04T13:45:00 | 2024-06-04T14:40:00 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 3.5 | 4 | Several tasks advanced. | 2024-06-04 |
| COLLAB-009 | none | 0.68 | false | Discord | TEAM-OMEGA | chat | 2024-06-05T11:30:00 | 2024-06-05T12:35:00 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 2.8 | 4 | Active session, one member absent. | 2024-06-05 |
| COLLAB-010 | coordination-issue | 0.43 | true | Confluence | TEAM-DELTA | documentation | 2024-06-05T15:40:00 | 2024-06-05T16:20:00 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6.1 | 2 | Difficulty coordinating document edits. | 2024-06-05 |
| COLLAB-011 | none | 0.74 | false | GitHub | TEAM-ALPHA | code-review | 2024-06-06T09:30:00 | 2024-06-06T10:10:00 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5.1 | 3 | Short session, minor merge issues. | 2024-06-06 |
| COLLAB-012 | none | 0.76 | false | Google Drive | TEAM-GAMMA | file-sharing | 2024-06-06T14:00:00 | 2024-06-06T15:10:00 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3.2 | 4 | Seamless file transfers. | 2024-06-06 |
| COLLAB-013 | none | 0.89 | false | Slack | TEAM-BETA | chat | 2024-06-07T10:10:00 | 2024-06-07T10:55:00 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1.8 | 5 | Fast-paced, highly collaborative. | 2024-06-07 |
| COLLAB-014 | unclear-requirements | 0.49 | true | Jira | TEAM-DELTA | project-management | 2024-06-07T13:20:00 | 2024-06-07T14:10:00 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4.5 | 2 | Requirements not clarified early. | 2024-06-07 |
| COLLAB-015 | delayed-response | 0.44 | true | Discord | TEAM-OMEGA | chat | 2024-06-08T11:15:00 | 2024-06-08T11:55:00 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5.5 | 2 | Several late replies. | 2024-06-08 |
| COLLAB-016 | none | 0.71 | false | Confluence | TEAM-ALPHA | documentation | 2024-06-08T15:00:00 | 2024-06-08T15:50:00 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 4.9 | 4 | Documentation updated on schedule. | 2024-06-08 |
| COLLAB-017 | none | 0.81 | false | GitHub | TEAM-GAMMA | code-review | 2024-06-09T09:20:00 | 2024-06-09T10:10:00 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3.6 | 4 | Minor feedback exchanges. | 2024-06-09 |
| COLLAB-018 | none | 0.53 | false | Google Drive | TEAM-BETA | file-sharing | 2024-06-09T14:20:00 | 2024-06-09T15:15:00 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | Low engagement, files shared late. | 2024-06-09 |
| COLLAB-019 | none | 0.85 | false | Slack | TEAM-DELTA | chat | 2024-06-10T10:05:00 | 2024-06-10T10:50:00 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 2.1 | 5 | Rapid decision making. | 2024-06-10 |
| COLLAB-020 | unclear-requirements | 0.45 | true | Jira | TEAM-OMEGA | project-management | 2024-06-10T13:10:00 | 2024-06-10T14:05:00 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4.2 | 2 | Project requirements not finalized. | 2024-06-10 |
What the 40 rows show
from the 40-row sampleNone (bottleneck type) stands out: mean workflow_
- 35%bottleneck_
detected = true - 0.71median workflow_
impact_ score - 5teams
- 5tool types
- 5median participant_
count - 17.5median messages_
sent
Median 0.71, from 0.23 to 0.89.
- string 6
- integer 4
- float 2
- date 1
- datetime 2
- boolean 1
Columns
16 columns in four groups| column | type | description | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text 6 columns | |||
collaboration_id | string | Unique identifier for each collaboration session or project within the game development team.unique | COLLAB-001 |
team_id | string | Unique identifier for the distributed game development team.5 teams | TEAM-ALPHA |
tool_name | string | Name of the asynchronous communication tool used (e.g., Slack, Discord, Jira).6 names | Slack |
tool_type | string | Type of communication tool (e.g., chat, project management, code review).6 values | chat |
bottleneck_type | string | Type of bottleneck encountered (e.g., delayed response, unclear requirements, tool outage).6 values · optional | none |
notes | string | Additional notes or observations from the session.optional | Several tasks advanced. |
| Numbers 6 columns | |||
participant_count | integer | Number of team members actively participating in the session.1 or more | 7 |
messages_sent | integer | Total number of messages or communications sent during the session.0 or more | 36 |
tasks_updated | integer | Number of tasks or issues updated or progressed during the session.0 or more · optional | 5 |
average_response_time_minutes | float | Average time (in minutes) taken for participants to respond to messages during the session.0 or more · optional | 2.4 |
workflow_impact_score | float | Quantitative score (0-1) representing the impact of asynchronous communication on workflow efficiency for the session.0 to 1 · optional | 0.82 |
remote_collaboration_rating | integer | Subjective rating (1-5) of remote collaboration effectiveness for the session.1 to 5 · optional | 4 |
| Dates and times 3 columns | |||
session_start_datetime | datetime | Timestamp when the collaboration session started. | 2024-06-01T09:15:00 |
session_end_datetime | datetime | Timestamp when the collaboration session ended. | 2024-06-01T10:00:00 |
session_date | date | Calendar date of the collaboration session. | 2024-06-01 |
| True or false 1 column | |||
bottleneck_detected | boolean | Indicates if a bottleneck was detected during the session. | false |
Use it for
A gaming dashboard
The bottleneck_
detected rate, workflow_ impact_ score by bottleneck_ type and a breakdown of tool_ name. Excel, Power BI or Tableau. Why do the 26 none rows have a mean workflow_
impact_ score of 0.76? A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
- Collaborations40COLLAB-0010.82noneCOLLAB-0020.54unclear-…COLLAB-0040.41delayed-…
A software demo
Believable collaborations with team_
id, tool_ name and tool_ type to fill a screen in front of a buyer.
This dataset40 rows16 columns
Yours1,000 rows16 columns
blueprint · async-game-dev-collaboration-metrics
Behind this dataset
Same schema. As many rows as you need.
These 40 rows came out of a blueprint — 16 columns with generation rules behind each one. Open it in Data Factory to retune a column, add your own, wire in foreign keys, and run it at the size you actually need.
Rules it was built with
- Each row represents one team over one bi-weekly sprint
- Captures number of async messages vs. live meetings
- Includes median response times for key channels
- Records delivery delays for assigned tasks
- Flags sprints with >2 major blockers
Open the blueprint in Data Factory
1 credit per row. Preview 20 rows free. Buy rows for the full run.
- Exports
- CSV, JSON, JSONL, Parquet, SQL, Excel, TSV, XML
- Licence
- yours to use, including commercially
- API slug
- async-game-dev-collaboration-metrics