Metric

A quantifiable measure used to track performance.

Businesses generate far more metrics than they can act on. Selecting the few that connect to goals and decisions is what turns a pile of metrics into a dashboard.

Often confused with

KPI
A metric is any quantified measure; a KPI is the subset a manager has chosen as key to goals and strategy.

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See also

4.2.A.1 · 4.2.A.2