Overview
Clear definitions and visible timestamps build trust. If a team agrees on what a metric means and when it was refreshed, most debates disappear.
Treat governance as enablement: roles and approvals protect quality without slowing work.
Key Ideas
- Adopt API-consistent metric names and tooltips.
- Display “last synced” in the header.
- Use role-based access and simple approval paths.
- Keep an audit trail for exports and snapshots.
Simple Flow
- Document the metric glossary.
- Expose refresh times on every view.
- Review access regularly.
- Standardize reporting cadences.
FAQs
- Why do we need a glossary? Shared language prevents misreads and speeds decisions.
- How strict should roles be? Enough to protect brand and data integrity while keeping creators productive.