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From 100+ KPIs to 15: How the Model Cuts Through Metric Overload
Most portfolio companies track 100 or more indicators, and nobody can name the twenty that actually matter, measuring everything is the same as measuring nothing. Running metrics through the eight-domain model surfaces the 15-20 that are demonstrably tied to enterprise value; the rest leave the steering conversation, not the archive, since they may still be operationally useful even where they aren't strategically decisive.
Why the metric count grows unchecked in the first place
Dashboard tools make it trivially easy to add a new metric and almost never force the question of whether an old one should be removed. Over a few years, this one-directional accumulation produces a reporting pack nobody can actually use for decisions, even though every individual metric seemed reasonable to add at the time.
What "demonstrably tied to enterprise value" actually means
A traceable link from the metric to a specific domain and layer in the value model, not a general belief that the metric is probably important. This traceability is what separates the 15-20 kept for steering from the many that get quietly demoted to operational tracking.
What happens to the metrics that get cut from steering
Nothing is deleted, they simply stop appearing in the monthly steering conversation and remain available for whoever operationally needs them. The goal is protecting a small set of indicators for the conversation that decides where management attention goes, not eliminating data.
You Track Over 100 KPIs. Maybe 15 of Them Actually Matter to Your Valuation.
Orbicul gives management and shareholders the same model, the same definitions, so the quarterly conversation shifts from justifying the numbers to deciding what to change.