Business charts & exhibits · Working
KPI tree
Also called: metric tree, driver tree
ELI5
A map showing which smaller measures drive the main result.
Used in conversation
“The KPI tree should make double-counting visible.”
Definition
A hierarchy showing how lower-level drivers connect to a top-level business outcome.
Here “KPI tree” means: A hierarchy showing how lower-level drivers connect to a top-level business outcome.
Pitch context
You will see “KPI tree” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches business charts & exhibits.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret business charts & exhibits without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16