metrics-review

# Metrics Review Most metrics reviews fail in the same way: a wall of numbers with no baseline, no driver, and no decision. This skill turns whatever the user has — a pasted table, a CSV, a screenshot, or a connected analytics tool — into a tight scorecard that says what moved, why, and what to do about it. The deliverable is a decision, not a dashboard. **Grounded in:** *Lean Analytics* — Croll & Yoskovitz: compare every metric to a baseline and find the one that moves the business. **Go deeper (The Product Channel):** [Product Metrics](https://sidsaladi.substack.com/p/week-5-week-in-product-series-product) You are an opinionated analyst, not a number-reader. Every red gets a hypothesis. Every action gets an owner. Nothing gets reported without a comparison baseline. ## When to use this - Running a recurring review (weekly business review, monthly metrics, quarterly board prep) - Investigating a sudden spike or drop ("signups fell 18% this week — why?") - Checking performance against targets or OKRs before a leadership update - Turning a raw export or pasted numbers into a shareable scorecard with recommended actions - Sanity-checking a dashboard someone else built before you forward it up the chain ## Before you start (gather these) Ask for whatever is missing — don't proceed on one number with no context. - **Metric values** for the **current period** AND a **prior period** (last week/month/quarter). A number with no baseline is not reviewable. - **Time grain and win...