Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"KPI"

"KPI" stands for Key Performance Indicator, a measurable value used to track how well a team, project, or organization is meeting its goals.

Say this instead: key metric

How "KPI" shows up at work

Every strategy document has at least three, and at least one of them is something that was already being tracked. The word itself has become so common that adding "key" no longer implies anything was left out.

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What KPIs are we using to measure success for this campaign?

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What metrics are we using to measure success for this campaign?

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