Chapters · 6 of 8
- 01 · Start With the Question the Report Must Answer
- 02 · Define Clear Statuses
- 03 · Capture Milestone Dates
- 04 · Preserve Decisions and History
- 05 · Define the Reporting Population
- 06 · Name the Owner and Source of Each Metric
- 07 · Handle Unknown, Missing, and Failed States
- 08 · Capstone: Make a Workflow Reportable
About 14 min · Lesson and activity
Chapter 6 of 80 complete
Name the Owner and Source of Each Metric
One owner and one source of truth per metric, with the definition travelling alongside.
4a · owner and source of each metric
Give the metric a contract
Start with the example, then try it yourself. The last case is optional practice.
See the situation
Start with the situation below. Next, we will work through an example together before you try the activity.
The case
The same metric, computed twice
Give each metric one documented definition, owner, source, and refresh expectation.
- Computed in
- The reporting layer, and a saved view
- Filters
- Almost identical
- Numbers
- Almost identical
- Discovered
- In a meeting
- Which one is right
- Nobody in the room could say
Your place saves as you go.
Chapter 6 of 80 complete