Product vision, strategy & roadmaps · Core
Product KPI
Also called: product metric
ELI5
An important number showing how the product is doing.
Used in conversation
“Every product KPI needs a definition and owner.”
Definition
A key measure used to judge product performance against objectives.
Here “Product KPI” means: A key measure used to judge product performance against objectives.
Pitch context
You will see “Product KPI” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches product vision, strategy & roadmaps.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret product vision, strategy & roadmaps without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- 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