Catch Blockers Before They Become Fires
Proactive risk alerts for engineering managers. Vectyr monitors Jira, GitHub, and Slack to flag stuck work and blockers before they derail your team - delivered right to Slack, not buried in dashboards.
PR waiting 72 hours for review
api#1847 blocks 2 critical issues in sprint path
Detected 48h before sprint end
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Vectyr analyzes your engineering workflow 24/7, so you can focus on building instead of reporting.
Never be caught off guard in standup again. Vectyr delivers a comprehensive daily summary at 8 AM with everything you need: completed work, blockers, stale PRs, and at-risk issues. Instead of discovering problems during standup or leadership meetings, you walk in knowing exactly what needs attention. Engineering managers report catching critical blockers they would have otherwise missed - and as a bonus, reclaim 60+ hours annually by eliminating manual tool-switching. Example: Sarah, an EM managing 12 engineers across 3 projects, starts each day knowing exactly which PRs need attention and who's blocked, without opening a single browser tab. The summary includes velocity trends, completion percentages, and AI-generated risk alerts. You're always prepared for standup, 1-on-1s, and sprint planning - no scrambling, no surprises.
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Your daily brief, delivered every morning
Vectyr analyzes your sprint, PRs, and risks overnight. You wake up to actionable insights.
Good morning! Here's your daily engineering brief for Sprint 42:
Sprint Progress: On Track
18/24 points complete (75%) · 3 days remaining · Velocity: +12% vs avg
3 PRs Need Attention
- •api#1542 waiting 36h (A. Patel) - Auth refactor
- •web#812 waiting 29h (J. Kim) - Dashboard redesign
- •worker#441 waiting 25h (R. Chen) - Queue optimization
Avg review time this week: 13h (target: 8h)
1 Issue at Risk
AC-328 "Payment processing bug" blocked for 3 days (dependency on backend team). Consider escalating.
Yesterday's Wins
- ✓Merged 4 PRs (avg cycle time: 2.1 days)
- ✓Closed 6 issues (3 bugs, 3 features)
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Real Engineering Managers, Real Results
See how engineering managers across different team sizes and challenges use Vectyr to level up their leadership
Scaling From Chaos to Control
Mid-Stage SaaS Startup
From 2+ hours of manual status gathering to 30 minutes reviewing AI summaries
Cross-team dependencies surfaced automatically, reducing planning meetings from 4 hours to 2.5 hours
Risk alerts caught stalled PRs and blocked issues before they impacted releases
Challenge
Emily, an Engineering Manager, was promoted to oversee three teams (Backend, Frontend, Platform) after rapid growth. She spent 2+ hours daily gathering status updates across 22 engineers, three Jira boards, and dozens of GitHub repositories. Sprint planning took forever because she lacked visibility into cross-team dependencies. Critical blockers would surface mid-sprint, derailing commitments.
Solution
Emily connected Vectyr to all three team projects. She configured daily summaries for each team delivered to dedicated Slack channels (#backend-status, #frontend-status, #platform-status) at 8 AM. For cross-team visibility, she created a combined weekly report summarizing all 22 engineers.
Vectyr gave me back my evenings. I used to stay late catching up on what happened during the day. Now I start each morning fully informed and end each day on time. My team notices the difference-I'm more present in 1-on-1s and less stressed in standups.
- Emily R., Engineering Manager
First-Time Manager, Instant Confidence
Fintech Scale-up
Self-reported confidence increased from 4/10 to 8/10 within 3 weeks
Risk alerts ensured Marcus surfaced blockers proactively, earning his director's trust
Weekly reports eliminated Friday afternoon scrambles to compile team updates
Challenge
Marcus transitioned from Senior Engineer to Engineering Manager with no prior management experience. He felt overwhelmed trying to track velocity, identify risks, and prepare meaningful updates for his director. He worried about missing critical issues that would reflect poorly on his new role. The team used Jira inconsistently, making manual reporting frustrating and error-prone.
Solution
Marcus's mentor recommended Vectyr during his first week as EM. He connected their Jira project and GitHub org, then subscribed to daily summaries and weekly reports. He used Vectyr's conversational interface to ask questions like "Which PRs are stuck?" and "Is Sprint 12 on track?" whenever he felt uncertain.
As a new manager, I had imposter syndrome. I didn't know what I didn't know. Vectyr became my safety net-I could ask it anything without looking incompetent. It taught me what metrics matter and how to spot risks early. Now I feel like I've been doing this for years.
- Marcus T., Engineering Manager
Remote-First Team, Always Connected
Global E-Commerce Platform
Blocked engineers got unstuck same-day instead of waiting for timezone overlap
Team reported feeling "always connected" despite never being online together
Better visibility into work-in-progress reduced mid-sprint surprises
Challenge
Priya managed a fully remote team spanning San Francisco, London, and Bangalore. Asynchronous work meant she never had full visibility-by the time SF woke up, Bangalore had finished their day. She struggled to provide timely support to engineers who were blocked, leading to wasted days and frustrated team members. Timezone differences made sprint planning chaotic.
Solution
Priya configured Vectyr to deliver timezone-specific summaries: Bangalore team at 8 AM IST, London at 8 AM GMT, SF at 8 AM PST. Each summary included updates from other timezones so engineers saw progress made overnight. She set up risk alerts to fire immediately in Slack, ensuring blocked engineers in any timezone got unblocked fast. Weekly reports aggregated all three timezones for leadership visibility.
Managing across three timezones used to mean 16-hour workdays checking in on everyone. Vectyr lets me sleep. I wake up knowing exactly what happened overnight in Bangalore and London. My team feels supported 24/7 even though I'm only online 8 hours. That's game-changing for remote-first management.
- Priya S., Engineering Manager
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Loved by engineering teams building the future
"Vectyr replaced our Monday reporting ritual. Now my team ships features instead of writing status updates."
"I know what to unblock before stand-up. No more context switching between Jira, GitHub, and Slack. It's all there."
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What Are Missed Blockers Costing You?
See how catching 3-5 risks per week prevents expensive team derailments
Based on 6 risks caught per week (early customer average). Each blocker affects an average of 3 engineers (weighted average of blocker types), saving 4 hours per affected engineer.
Engineer-Hours Saved Annually
3,744 hours
468 engineer-days saved = 312 risks caught × 3 engineers × 4 hours
Annual Productivity Value Saved
$318,240
3,744 hours saved × $85/hour
Net Annual ROI
176,700%
$318,060 net value after Vectyr cost
Vectyr cost: $180/year (Starter plan, annual billing)
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How we calculate your savings: Vectyr catches an average of 6 actionable risks per week (early customers report 3-5). Each caught blocker affects an average of 3 engineers through direct blocking and ripple effects (context switching, dependency impacts). By catching blockers 48 hours early, Vectyr prevents approximately 4 hours of lost productivity per affected engineer (direct blocked time + context switching costs). This conservative model is based on LinearB research (PRs wait 4+ days), Dr. Gloria Mark research (23-45 min focus recovery), and Cortex 2024 survey (5-15 hrs/week lost per engineer). We use lower-bound estimates at every step to ensure credibility.
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