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The 7 most common mistakes in the kpi tree

The KPI tree is the topic every second team in the cohort asks about in week one.

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The 7 most common mistakes in the kpi tree

The KPI tree is the topic every second team in the cohort asks about in week one. This post is short: what to do, what not to do, and which number to watch.

Why it matters

Because a mistake here is cheap now and expensive later. The KPI tree is not a task you finish once; it is a habit that comes back every week.

  • One number, one owner
  • Once a week, in the same shape
  • A bad number is still a number — do not hide it

If there is nothing to show on Friday, the week did not happen.

How to do it

  1. Write the goal in one sentence
  2. Pick the number that measures it
  3. Try it for one week
  4. Show it on Friday
  5. Write down what changed
Friday results
Friday results

In practice

StageWhat happensResult
Week 1ConversationsTen answers
Week 2First versionSomething to hold
Week 3The testOne number

Small numbers are still numbers. The big plan — short cycles, a result on Friday.

From the campus

The stage
The stage
One room
One room
The team
The team

Questions — the FAQ or info@uzcombinator.uz.