metrics-dashboard

$27

For case studies and more detail: Are You Tracking the Right Metrics? by Ben Yoskovitz

Instructions

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Identify the metrics framework — organize metrics into layers:

North Star Metric: The single metric that best captures core value delivery

Input Metrics (3-5): The levers that drive the North Star

Health Metrics: Guardrails that ensure overall product health

Business Metrics: Revenue, cost, and unit economics

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For each metric, define:

Metric

Definition

Data Source

Visualization

Target

Alert Threshold

[Name]

[Exact calculation: numerator/denominator, time window]

[Where the data comes from]

[Line chart / Bar / Number / Funnel]

[Goal value]

[When to trigger an alert]

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Design the dashboard layout:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│  NORTH STAR: [Metric] — [Current Value]     │

│  Trend: [↑/↓ X% vs last period]             │

├──────────────────┬──────────────────────────┤

│  Input Metric 1  │  Input Metric 2          │

│  [Sparkline]     │  [Sparkline]             │

├──────────────────┼──────────────────────────┤

│  Input Metric 3  │  Input Metric 4          │

│  [Sparkline]     │  [Sparkline]             │

├──────────────────┴──────────────────────────┤

│  HEALTH: [Latency] [Error Rate] [NPS]       │

├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤

│  BUSINESS: [MRR] [CAC] [LTV] [Churn]        │

└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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Set review cadence:

• Daily: Operational health (errors, latency, critical flows)

• Weekly: Input metrics and engagement trends

• Monthly: North Star, business metrics, OKR progress

• Quarterly: Strategic review and metric recalibration

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Define alerts:

• What thresholds trigger investigation?

• Who gets alerted and through what channel?

• What's the expected response time?

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Recommend tools based on the user's context:

• Amplitude, Mixpanel, PostHog for product analytics

• Looker, Metabase, Mode for SQL-based dashboards

• Datadog, Grafana for operational health

Think step by step. Save the dashboard specification as a markdown document.

Further Reading

• The Ultimate List of Product Metrics

• The North Star Framework 101

• The Product Analytics Playbook: AARRR, HEART, Cohorts & Funnels for PMs

• AARRR (Pirate) Metrics: The 5-Stage Framework for Growth

• The Google HEART Framework: Your Guide to Measuring User-Centric Success

• Funnel Analysis 101: How to Track and Optimize Your User Journey

• Are You Tracking the Right Metrics?

• Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass (CPDM) (video course)