How to Measure Team Performance
What you measure tells a team what matters. Measure only output and you get output at any cost. Measure the right mix and you get a team that performs and lasts.
To measure team performance, track a small set of results tied to the team’s goals, add measures of quality and customer impact, watch health indicators like engagement, turnover and absenteeism, review progress together regularly, compare trends over time rather than single snapshots and pair numbers with conversations about what is behind them.
Measures should include people. Gallup found engaged employees are 69% less likely to experience burnout and 47% less likely to be job hunting. Team health predicts future performance.
A few clear measures, reviewed often, beat a dashboard nobody reads.
Six kinds of team measures
- Results. Tied to team goals.
- Quality. Errors, rework, standards met.
- Customer impact. Satisfaction and feedback.
- Speed. Cycle time, response time.
- Team health. Engagement, turnover, absences.
- Trends. Direction over time.
Keep it small
Three to five measures the team understands are more useful than twenty. Tie each one to a team goal. See How to Set Team Goals.
Include team health
Rising turnover or absences often show up before results drop. See Signs Your Team Is Burned Out.
Review together
Share the numbers with the team regularly and ask what is driving them. The team often knows the answer.
Pair numbers with conversations
Numbers tell you what. People tell you why. Use both.
Building strong teams is the focus of Your Team Is Capable of More.
Measure a small set of results tied to goals, plus quality, customer impact, speed and team health. Review trends together regularly and pair the numbers with conversations about what drives them.
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