KPIs, Scorecards, and the Data Illusion: Lessons from DevriX’s Transformation

As we go through one of the largest transformation in the 15 years of DevriX history, we’re bound to eat our own dog food, and rebuild a lot of the underlying measurement systems.

This journey is practically crunching a year of hard work into a 3-month delivery sprint with incremental improvements after. Extremely hardcore, and 100% worth it.

And while valid subjective criteria will always come into play, KPIs and scorecards matter a ton. Unless your underlying systems source the right data and report the proper incoming parameters, you’re doomed.

Some roles in some companies are easy to reference than others.

Outbound sales reps and # of dials/pick ups/close rate.

Or hosting/call center support staff with tickets and NPS measured in each interaction.

Most other industries are going blindfolded into roadmap planning, having set up CRMs with inaccurate lead enrichment or targeting, and receiving false signals through the website or acquired lists and phone numbers.

Just the tip of the iceberg when you look under the hood.

This lesson is about data:

Better to lack data insights than rely on outdated or flawed sources.

And leading enterprises invest a fortune in constantly refining their data pools for maximum efficiency.

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Mario Peshev is a 5x CEO and operator, founder of DevriX and Growth Shuttle, global value creation advisor, angel investor, and author of “MBA Disrupted.”

His original background in engineering rode the wave of IT entrepreneurship in the last 25 years, from product and service entrepreneurship through acquiring and selling businesses, to investing in global startups like beehiiv, doola, the Stacked Marketer, Alcatraz, SeedBlink.

Peshev spent over 10,000 hours in consulting and training contracts for mid-market and enterprise organizations like VMware, SAP, Software AG, CERN, Saudi Aramco since 2006. His books and guides are referenced in over 50 universities in North America, Europe, and Asia.


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