The Metrics that Matter: Understanding your leading indicators for better results

Read how you can drill down on the most important data to become a truly data-driven company by understanding the difference between leading and lagging indicators and why they make a BIG difference in how you see your business. This e-book also covers best practices for determining the leading indicators that matter most for your company and a printable KPI worksheet for inspiration on taking your company to the next level of becoming data-driven.

According to a recent Gartner survey 80 percent of companies only measure results. In other words, they measure past performance by looking at the results in the financial statements. But they don’t know what impacted these results, or what is best done to improve them going forward.

Does your company analyses or reports allow you to ask “why did this happen?” and “which area of my business needs most attention, if I want to improve profit?” If yes, congratulations on being a modern, data-driven business! If not, keep reading, and we’ll give you a few hints on how to reach that end-state.