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KPI tree

A hierarchical decomposition of a business outcome into drivers and metrics — with arithmetic or causal relationships at each level.

What this means in practice

The KPI tree makes explicit where an AI feature affects the outcome and what the surrounding levers are; essential for attribution and for hypothesis testing.

Synonyms

KPI decomposition tree , metric tree

See also

  • Balanced Scorecard — A Balanced Scorecard is a strategic performance measurement framework that tracks metrics across four complementary perspectives: financial results, customer satisfaction, internal process efficiency, and organizational learning and growth.
  • OKRs — A quarterly alignment tool pairing a qualitative Objective with 3-5 measurable Key Results.
  • Primary metric — The single metric whose movement drives an experiment's ship/no-ship decision.
  • Measurement plan — A pre-launch document naming hypothesis, metrics, sources, cadence, analysis method, and decision rule for an AI feature.

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