We have several scorecard metrics that seem to move in perfect synchronization, meaning if one is red, they are all red. How do we identify and eliminate these redundant metrics to free up valuable real estate on our weekly leadership scorecard?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Having redundant metrics on your scorecard is a waste of mental energy and meeting time. If two numbers tell you the exact same story every week, you are tracking noise instead of distinct operational indicators. To clean this up, analyze your trailing thirteen weeks of data and look for highly correlated metrics. For example, if you are tracking both sales calls booked and discovery meetings scheduled, and they always move up and down in perfect synchronization, you only need to track one. Keep the metric that acts as the more predictive leading indicator. If discovery meetings scheduled is the ultimate gatekeeper for future sales, drop sales calls booked down to a departmental scorecard. You must ruthlessly prune your leadership scorecard to ensure every single number gives you a unique, independent slice of operational reality. Your five to fifteen numbers should act as an early warning system covering different parts of the business. If three of your ten numbers are highly correlated, you are effectively giving one department triple the weight on your scorecard. Eliminate the redundancy, keep the most predictive metric, and use the freed-up space to track a vulnerable area of your business that currently lacks visibility.