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Enabling Team-Only Mode

Enable or disable Team-Only Mode by toggling individual metric visibility. Perfect for creating a team-first coaching environment.

Steven Silverstone
Updated by Steven Silverstone

Team-Only Mode in LinearB hides individual developer metrics across the platform, allowing organizations to focus exclusively on team-level insights. This setting is useful for teams that prefer aggregated reporting or want to promote a team-first culture.

Summary
  • Team-Only Mode hides individual developer metrics across dashboards and reports.
  • The setting is controlled from Company Settings and requires Admin permissions.
  • Individual data is preserved but not displayed while the mode is enabled.
Who can manage Team-Only Mode
Admin permissions are required to enable or disable Team-Only Mode.

The setting applies at the company level and affects visibility across all teams and dashboards.

Accessing the setting
  1. Navigate to Settings → Company Settings.
  2. Locate the Individual Metrics section.
  3. Toggle the setting as needed.
  4. Click Save Settings.

Show individual metrics toggle

Toggling individual metrics visibility

The setting is controlled by the Show individual metrics toggle.

When enabled (toggle ON)

Individual developer metrics are visible across the platform, including:

  • Team Dashboards (Teams tab):
    • Work in Progress (WIP)
    • Reviews submitted
    • Branches completed
    • Active days
  • Team Activity view:
    • Code changes
    • Repositories worked on
    • Cycle time
    • Work breakdown
    • PRs opened
    • Reviews received
    • Average review depth (comments per PR)
  • Metrics Dashboard:
    • DORA metrics
    • Delivery metrics
    • Quality metrics
    • Throughput metrics
  • Developer Coaching (People tab)
Custom dashboards cannot be filtered by individual contributors.

When disabled (toggle OFF)

Individual developer metrics are hidden across the platform, and the workspace enters Team-Only Mode.

Team-Only Mode enabled

Impact of hiding individual metrics

When Show individual metrics is turned off:

  • The Developer Coaching section is no longer accessible.
  • Individual-level metrics in Team Dashboards, Metrics Dashboard, and Team Activity are replaced with team-level aggregates.
  • The Individual tab in the Teams section is hidden.
  • Historical individual data remains intact but is not displayed.

This is especially useful when:

  • Promoting a team-first culture.
  • Working in early-stage organizations where individual attribution is less relevant.
  • Avoiding sensitive performance discussions at the individual level.
When Team-Only Mode is enabled, dashboards display only aggregated team data. See an example here: Team Dashboards – Team-Only Mode
Re-enabling individual metrics

To restore individual-level visibility:

  1. Return to Company Settings.
  2. Toggle Show individual metrics back on.
  3. Click Save Settings.

Individual developer views, including Developer Coaching, will reappear immediately.

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