giljae North Star Metric
When to use
- Use when the task clearly matches this PM activity.
- Use when a structured answer is more useful than a generic brainstorm.
- Use when the user needs explicit trade-offs, implications, or next steps.
Instructions
- Clarify the goal, user, or decision context.
- Use the skill-specific lens below to structure the work.
- Make assumptions explicit instead of hiding them.
- End with a practical recommendation or next step.
Skill-specific lens
- State the core user value delivered repeatedly.
- Propose a primary metric that reflects that value.
- List supporting input metrics and guardrails.
- Note limits or failure modes of the metric.
Output
- Core user value
- North Star Metric
- Supporting metrics
- Guardrails
- Rationale