success metrics
How we measure
Success metrics are measurable indicators used to evaluate whether goals have been achieved.
In business and project management, they quantify performance: The team tracks success metrics like customer retention and revenue growth.
The term belongs to corporate and organizational jargon, where defining success metrics typically precedes any initiative.
Also called key performance indicators or KPIs.
- outcomesFinal results achieved
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- checkOrder to pay
- productivityOutput relative to input
- indicatorsSigns that reveal status
baseline · benchmarking · retention · accountability · throughput · measurement · criteria · leading indicators · moving the needle · objectives · conversion · ROI · goals · efficiency · evaluation · continuous improvement · achievements · KPI
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- career developmentcareer advice, career goals, career path, career paths, career change
- objectivestargets, milestones, goals, outcomes, benchmarks
- mission planningobjectives, timeline, briefing, debriefing, reconnaissance
- Startupsstartup, founder, founders, startups, co-founder
- Assumptionsfalse assumption, stereotypes, generalizations, biases, prejudices
success metricsgut feelings
Intuitive sense without reasoning
intuition · hunches · anecdotal evidence · instinct · guesswork
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