Nivara AI Spend

Enablement & Adoption

Track AI adoption across teams, identify champions and laggards, share best practices, and drive increased usage with targeted interventions.

Overall Adoption Rate
81%
689 of 850 engineers
333 users increasing usage

Champions

32

3.8% of total engineers

Active Users

689

Avg 6.9h/week per user

Needs Attention

161

Inactive - immediate action needed

Growing Usage

333

48% showing growth

Adoption Segments

Distribution of users by adoption level

Champions
32(20.5h/wk)
Active Users
217(12.3h/wk)
Moderate Users
226(5.2h/wk)
Low Adoption
214(1.5h/wk)
Inactive
161(0.0h/wk)

Team Adoption Breakdown

Compare AI adoption across 8 engineering teams

TeamSize
Adoption Rate
Avg Hours/WeekChampionsLaggardsTop ToolsTrend
Mobile Engineering65
86%
6.4h527
Notion AICursor
Backend130
84%
5.8h556
GrammarlyNotion AI
Product Engineering220
82%
5.6h895
CursorGrammarly
Data Engineering95
82%
6.0h541
CursorGrammarly
Platform Engineering85
80%
5.2h339
Notion AIChatGPT Plus
Security48
79%
4.8h025
ChatGPT PlusClaude Pro
Infrastructure72
78%
5.2h232
ChatGPT Plusv0
Frontend135
76%
5.3h460
GrammarlyCursor
Highest Adoption
Mobile Engineering
86%
Most Champions
Product Engineering
8 champions
Needs Most Support
Frontend
76% adoption

Top AI Champions

Power users leading AI adoption

RankEngineerTeamHours/WeekPrimary Tools
#1
Mason Garcia
Engineer
Frontend24.0h
GitHub CopilotNotion AIChatGPT Plus
#2
James Smith
Engineer
Backend24.0h
Notion AIChatGPT PlusGrammarly
#3
Charlotte Gonzalez
Junior Engineer
Data Engineering23.4h
GrammarlyGitHub CopilotCursor
#4
Lucas Jones
Junior Engineer
Frontend23.1h
v0Cursor
#5
Benjamin Garcia
Junior Engineer
Mobile Engineering23.0h
Notion AIGitHub CopilotGrammarly
#6
Sophia Johnson
Junior Engineer
Data Engineering22.7h
v0GrammarlyChatGPT Plus
#7
Sophia Moore
Junior Engineer
Product Engineering22.6h
Claude ProGitHub Copilot
#8
Emma Rodriguez
Senior Engineer
Backend22.4h
GitHub Copilotv0Grammarly
#9
Lucas Davis
Junior Engineer
Infrastructure22.2h
GitHub CopilotClaude ProNotion AI
#10
Amelia Anderson
Senior Engineer
Mobile Engineering22.0h
Notion AIGitHub CopilotCursor
Recognition Opportunity

Consider publicly recognizing these champions and leveraging them as mentors for peer learning programs. Their expertise can accelerate team-wide adoption.

Users Needing Attention

Engineers with low or no AI tool usage

EngineerTeamHours/WeekStatusAction
Henry Anderson
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Amelia Hernandez
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Emma Jackson
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Lucas Taylor
Senior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
William Miller
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Harper Lopez
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Evelyn Garcia
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Liam Hernandez
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Henry Gonzalez
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Amelia Brown
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Harper Davis
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Mia Jackson
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Ethan Gonzalez
Senior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Amelia Moore
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Isabella Garcia
Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
William Taylor
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Liam Jones
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Ava Davis
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
William Garcia
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Benjamin Jones
Junior Engineer
Backend0.0hInactiveOnboarding needed
Action Required

These 20 users represent missed productivity opportunities. Consider: 1-on-1 onboarding sessions, assigning an AI buddy, or targeted training workshops.

Best Practices

Proven practices from top users and industry leaders

Daily AI Assistant Usage

high impact

Use AI coding assistants for every coding session, not just complex tasks

Adoption:
68%
productivity
CursorGitHub
Source: Top 10% users

AI-Powered Code Reviews

high impact

Use AI to pre-review code before submitting PRs, catching issues early

Adoption:
45%
quality
ClaudeChatGPT
Source: Industry benchmark

Context-Rich Prompts

medium impact

Provide detailed context and examples in prompts for better AI responses

Adoption:
52%
productivity
ClaudeChatGPT
Source: Top 10% users

Actionable Recommendations

Data-driven actions to improve adoption

Organize AI Tools Training Workshop

highmedium effort

Target: Security Team

Security team has only 62% adoption rate, well below company average. Schedule hands-on training.

+15-20% adoption within 4 weeks

Add 15 Cursor Licenses

highlow effort

Target: Frontend Team

Frontend team at 95% license utilization with high ROI. Clear demand for expansion.

10-12 additional hours saved per week

Add AI Tools to Onboarding

highlow effort

Target: All New Hires

New engineers take 7.5 days to first commit. With AI: 3.2 days. Include in day-1 onboarding.

57% faster onboarding for new hires
Quick Wins

Focus on 2 high-priority, low-effort recommendations first for immediate impact.