Summary

Having learned about the metrics frameworks in Chapter 13, you know how to actively find a balance of leading and lagging indicators in your metrics so that you can establish the right input and output metrics that your team can actively work on to have the desired impact on business goals. Having a balanced view of the data and being able to pick the right metrics for each initiative that your team works on is key to keeping your efforts focused and prioritizing the right items on your product roadmap.

Being able to narrate the strategy behind the metrics you choose and the changes in those metrics over time enables you to tell a compelling story to your stakeholders and leaders to gain their trust and support for your product initiatives. Now that you have learned how to tell stories with data, you will learn about identifying biases in your interpretation of data and eliminating blind spots in your metrics in the following chapter.