OKRs, KPIs & performance goals · Core
Output metric
Also called: output measure, production metric
ELI5
A number showing immediate products or completed activity.
Used in conversation
“How are we defining output metric in this deck?”
Definition
A measure of immediate products or completed activity.
Here “Output metric” means: A measure of immediate products or completed activity.
Pitch context
You will see “Output metric” in organisation plans, workforce reviews, change programmes and people reports when the discussion reaches okrs, kpis & performance goals.
Why it matters: In okrs, kpis & performance goals, the definition can change who is affected, accountable, protected or entitled to act.
Caution
Employment law and workplace practice vary by jurisdiction and agreement.
Connected terms
- Model outputThe search label “output metric” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 5
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Productivity programmeDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- OECD — G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance 2023Direct source · institutional · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — BLS GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16