We look at our weekly Scorecard, but we are only seeing a snapshot of the past seven days. How do we use thirteen weeks of historical Scorecard trends to make major strategic adjustments during our quarterly planning sessions?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

A single week of red on your Scorecard is an anomaly; three weeks of red is a trend; six weeks of red is a systemic issue. If you are only looking at your weekly numbers in isolation, you are missing the forest for the trees. To run your business on data, you must analyze your thirteen-week rolling trends.

During your quarterly planning sessions, print out or display your full thirteen-week Scorecard. Look for patterns that are invisible on a week-to-week basis. For example, you might notice that sales activity drops every time your delivery team is overloaded, which explains your revenue dips two months later. Or you might see that customer support response times slowly creep up over the quarter, indicating a capacity issue that requires a new hire.

These long-term trends tell you exactly where you need to set your quarterly Rocks. If a critical metric has been consistently red or borderline for the past quarter, solving that root cause becomes a strategic priority for the next ninety days. Using your thirteen-week trends this way elevates your Scorecard from a simple weekly checklist to a powerful strategic tool that informs your business planning.