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KPI

Key Performance Indicator

A key number you track to know whether you are succeeding at something important.

Example

For a sales team, "new deals closed this month" is a KPI.

Related terms

North Star Metric
The single number that best captures the value your product delivers — the one metric the whole team rallies around.
OKR
A goal-setting method: an ambitious Objective plus a few measurable Key Results that show whether you achieved it.

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