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North Star Metric

One metric that captures the value

Best for
aligning the team on one number
Time
30–60 min
Difficulty
Intermediate

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North Star Metric diagramSchematic of the North Star Metric framework: One metric that captures the value.★Input AInput BInput C
The North Star Metric diagram — One metric that captures the value.
Example

Picking one metric to align the whole team on for the year

Candidates and final pick
  1. Candidate — MAU (rejected: doesn't capture value delivered)
  2. Candidate — revenue (rejected: lags behind product reality)
  3. Candidate — frameworks-saved per active user / month — PICK
  4. Why it works — captures depth of value, leads revenue, hard to fake
  5. Target — grow from 4.1 to 7.0 by year-end

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Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

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