During our Level 10 Meeting, our Integrator reads aloud every single metric, owner, and number on the Scorecard, which eats up ten to fifteen minutes. What is the exact verbal protocol to review a Scorecard in under five minutes?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Reviewing the Scorecard in the Level 10 Meeting is a reporting exercise, not an analysis session. If your Integrator reads every line, you are burning time that belongs in IDS.

The verbal protocol is exceptionally simple. The Integrator calls the metric name and the owner. The owner responds with one of two phrases: "On track" or "Drop it." Alternatively, if you display the numbers visually on a screen, the Integrator looks down the column and calls out only the numbers that missed their goal.

For example: The Integrator says, "Proposals out, Sarah." Sarah responds, "Off track, drop it." The Integrator records the item on the Issues List immediately without discussion. Sarah does not explain why. She does not defend her effort, describe client delays, or promise it will be fixed by Friday. The team stays completely silent. Nobody asks a clarifying question.

The moment someone says, "Well, the reason that happened is...", the Integrator must cut them off. The Integrator states, "Drop it to the Issues List. We will IDS it later."

If you have 15 numbers, calling out the misses takes less than two minutes. The remaining three minutes exist as a buffer to ensure every off-track number is captured on the Issues List with an accurate label. The discipline rests on one principle: Scorecard time is for highlighting variances against expected standards, not solving them. If your team cannot get through 15 numbers in five minutes, your Integrator is tolerating storytelling instead of enforcing accountability.