Automate the manual work in GitLab

FullSpec maps how GitLab fits into your day-to-day, finds the repetitive work worth automating, and gives you a clear plan to connect it with the rest of your tools.

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GitLab by the numbers

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Top 5 GitLab friction points when done manually

Tracking merge request approvals in GitLab

You manually check GitLab merge requests across multiple projects to see which ones are waiting for approvals, creating bottlenecks when reviewers forget to approve.

78% report this

Syncing GitLab issues to project tracking

You copy information from GitLab issues into your project management tool by hand because the two systems do not talk to each other.

71% report this

Managing GitLab user access and permissions

You manually add and remove team members from GitLab groups and projects whenever someone joins or leaves, and track permissions in a spreadsheet.

62% report this

Consolidating GitLab pipeline failure alerts

You monitor GitLab pipelines across projects and manually notify developers when builds fail because alerts get lost in email or Slack.

51% report this

Generating GitLab release notes manually

You read through GitLab merge requests and commits to write release notes by hand instead of pulling them automatically from your repository.

26% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

What you can automate in GitLab

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