Elephant Factor

This check calculates the elephant factor of a project for a given time range. The check passes if the elephant factor is greater than or equal to the minimum threshold.

- type: ELEPHANT_FACTOR
  description: Checks if multiple companies are working on the project.
  threshold:
    timeRangeInMonths: 6
    min: 2

Background

The elephant factor is a measure of the risk resulting from information and capabilities not being shared among organizations.

It is similar to the bus factor but instead of measuring the risk of losing individuals, it measures the risk of losing organizations.

For example, if a project has an elephant factor of 2, it means that the 2 most important organizations are responsible for 50% of the commits and after both are gone, the project would be in danger.