Our weekly Scorecard feels like a boring history report that only tells us what happened last week, rather than a forward-looking tool that helps us steer the business. How do we make our metrics truly predictive?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A lagging scorecard is a common failure point. To make your Scorecard predictive, you must shift your focus from lag indicators to lead indicators. Lag indicators measure results, like revenue or signed contracts. Lead indicators measure activity, like outbound calls, proposals sent, or system uptime. If you only track lag indicators, you are looking in the rearview mirror. To find your lead indicators, analyze your core processes. Identify the specific human or automated inputs that directly cause your desired outcomes. For example, if your goal is to close ten new deals a month, track the number of discovery calls completed this week. Ensure every metric has a clear weekly target and an assigned owner who GWCs that metric. Treat your data tracking like a conversational exchange. When a lead indicator drops below target, do not wait for the lag indicator to drop next month. Drop the red metric to the Issues List of your weekly Level 10 Meeting and IDS it immediately. By focusing on weekly activity metrics, your Scorecard becomes an early warning system that allows you to correct course before operational failures hit your bottom line.