KPI Setup
Measurement that actually changes decisions. We build the dozen numbers your exec team argues about — with owners, thresholds and a weekly review that fits on one screen, not a sixty-slide MI deck.
KPI and OKR implementation for exec teams — building the framework, the reporting cadence and the review ritual, across Europe.
What you get
- A KPI tree of 10–15 numbers, each with an owner, target, threshold and source system.
- A weekly exec pack that fits on one screen — not a 60-slide MI deck.
- The review ritual: who speaks, for how long, in what order, and what decision comes out.
- Data-quality tripwires: the KPIs that lie, and the checks that catch them before the meeting.
- A decommission list: the 40+ metrics you'll stop tracking, because nobody was.
How we work
- We start with the decisions, not the data. What does the exec team need to decide this quarter? Then we work back into the numbers that answer it.
- We challenge every KPI. Who changes behaviour when this moves? If the answer is "nobody," it's reporting, not a KPI.
- Build once, run together, run alone. We build the ritual with you, run it while you watch, then you run it while we watch. Three iterations and out.
- No new tool unless it solves a real problem. Power BI, Tableau, Looker, a Google Sheet — whichever one your team will actually open on Monday.
Ideal for
- CEOs whose exec team argues over the same three numbers every week.
- Founders whose board reporting has grown into a monthly homework assignment.
- Public sector leaders who need accountability without bureaucracy.
- Global teams aligning KPIs across regions without losing local nuance.
Typical engagement shape
- Duration
- 6–10 weeks
- Team
- 1 principal + 1 senior analyst
- Cadence
- Weekly exec working session + bi-weekly data build
- Starts with
- A decisions-first workshop — no data requests in week one
- Exit
- The weekly KPI review is on your exec team's calendar and running without us
Where we've run this before
Built KPI frameworks and weekly exec reviews inside AB InBev's global digital transformation, and ran KPI/OKR-driven performance cycles at Welyo after the Focus Telecom + Systell merger. See four engagements with real numbers →
OKR cycles often sit alongside agile delivery cadence — see Agile Engineering & Delivery Performance.
Common questions
What is the difference between KPIs and OKRs?
A KPI is a number you watch to know whether the business is healthy — it has an owner, a target and a threshold. An OKR is a time-boxed objective with key results you're trying to move this quarter. KPIs tell you if the engine is running; OKRs tell you where you're steering. Most exec teams need a small set of both: a steady KPI dashboard plus a handful of quarterly OKRs.
How do you set up KPIs for a company?
Start with the decisions, not the data. Work out what the exec team needs to decide this quarter, then work back into the dozen numbers that answer it — each with an owner, target, threshold and source system. Wrap them in a weekly review that fits on one screen, add data-quality tripwires for the KPIs that lie, and decommission the metrics nobody acts on.
How many KPIs should a company track?
At exec level, 10 to 15. If everything is a KPI, nothing is. The test for each one: who changes their behaviour when this number moves? If the answer is nobody, it's reporting, not a KPI, and it belongs on the decommission list.
How long does a KPI or OKR implementation take?
Six to ten weeks. We build the KPI tree and review ritual with you, run it while you watch, then you run it while we watch — three iterations and out. The exit is the weekly review live on your exec team's calendar and running without us.
Which KPI dashboard tool should we use?
Whichever your team will actually open on Monday. Power BI, Tableau, Looker or a Google Sheet are all fine — we don't introduce a new tool unless it solves a real problem. The ritual and the choice of numbers matter far more than the platform.