Our weekly Scorecard has twenty-five different metrics because every department head wants their data represented. It takes forever to review, which leaves us with almost no time for IDS. How do we slim this down?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A weekly Scorecard with twenty-five metrics is not a scorecard, it is a spreadsheet. When you try to track too many numbers, you lose focus, and the weekly review consumes time that should be spent solving problems during IDS (Identify, Discuss, Solve).

To effectively slim down your Scorecard, consider the following principles:

• Strict Metric Limit: Implement a strict limit of five to fifteen high-level, leading indicators for the leadership team.
• Business Health Reflection: Every single metric on your weekly Scorecard must be a direct reflection of the overall health of your business.
• Actionable Metrics: If a metric does not require immediate action when it goes off-track, it does not belong on the leadership scorecard. For guidance on selecting the most impactful metrics, refer to [How to narrow down our massive list of metrics](/qa/how-to-choose-five-fifteen-scorecard-metrics).
• Delegate Departmental Metrics: Work with your team to delegate additional metrics to departmental scorecards. Your sales, marketing, and operations teams should track their own detailed numbers in their respective Level 10 Meetings. The leadership team only needs to see the consolidated, high-level indicators.

By reducing the number of metrics, you can complete the Scorecard review in less than five minutes. This frees up critical time for your team to focus on identifying, discussing, and solving the real issues that are holding the company back from reaching its goals. For tips on streamlining your review process, see [How to review our weekly scorecard in under five minutes](/qa/how-to-review-scorecard-under-five-minutes).

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