Our leadership team is constantly putting project milestones and to-do list items onto our weekly Scorecard, which clutters the data. How do we draw a clear line between what belongs on the Scorecard versus what belongs as a Rock?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

This is a common point of confusion when teams first implement EOS. To keep your data clean, you must understand the fundamental difference between the ongoing, repeatable health of the business and your quarterly strategic priorities.

Your weekly Scorecard is for your operational pulse. It measures the high-frequency, repeatable, activity-based numbers that must happen week in and week out to keep the business running. These are numbers that never stop; they are ongoing, continuous, and dynamic. Examples include weekly sales calls, invoices sent, or widgets manufactured.

A Rock, on the other hand, is a discrete, quarterly priority with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Rocks are the big, non-impact-daily tasks that move the business forward strategically, such as launching a new website, documenting a core process, or integrating a new software tool.

Do not put Rock milestones on your Scorecard. If you do, your scorecard will constantly change, and you will lose your historical baseline. Your Scorecard should remain relatively stable from quarter to quarter.

If a metric is a one-time project, track its milestones on your Rock sheet. If it is an ongoing weekly business activity, it belongs on the Scorecard. Keep these two tools separate to maintain operational clarity and run your business on clean, uncluttered data.