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Kpi Benchmark Engine by revfactory — Agent Skill

Name: Kpi Benchmark Engine
Author: revfactory

Kpi Benchmark Engine

A specialized skill providing industry-specific benchmark data and KPI selection frameworks for KPI dashboard design. Used by the kpi-designer agent when selecting key metrics and setting benchmarks. Automatically applied in contexts such as 'KPI benchmarks', 'key metric selection', 'performance indicators', 'OKR metrics', 'industry KPIs'. However, actual BI tool (Tableau, Power BI) dashboard implementation and real-time data pipeline construction are outside the scope of this skill.

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KPI Benchmark Engine — KPI Benchmark and Selection Framework

A specialized skill that enhances the KPI design capabilities of the kpi-designer agent.

Target Agent

kpi-designer — Used for KPI selection, benchmark setting, and dashboard composition

KPI Selection Framework: SMART-R

Criterion	Description	Validation Question
Specific	Specifically defined	"What is the exact formula for this KPI?"
Measurable	Quantitatively measurable	"Where is the data source?"
Actionable	Drives action	"What action do we take when this KPI deteriorates?"
Relevant	Linked to strategic objectives	"Which strategic objective does this KPI contribute to?"
Time-bound	Clear frequency	"What is the measurement frequency (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly)?"
Reliable	Not gameable	"Can this KPI be gamed?"

Industry-Specific Core KPI Benchmarks

SaaS / Software

KPI	Seed	Series A	Series B+	Public
ARR Growth	200%+	100-200%	50-100%	20-40%
NRR	100%+	110%+	115%+	120%+
Gross Margin	60%+	65%+	70%+	75%+
CAC Payback (months)	<24	<18	<15	<12
LTV/CAC	>3x	>3x	>4x	>5x
Logo Churn (monthly)	<5%	<3%	<2%	<1%

E-commerce / D2C

KPI	Early	Growth	Mature
GMV Growth	100%+	40-80%	15-25%
Take Rate	5-15%	10-20%	15-25%
Repeat Purchase Rate	20%+	30%+	40%+

Fintech

KPI	Benchmark
TPV Growth	QoQ 20%+
Revenue/TPV	1-3%
Default Rate	<2%

Manufacturing / Hardware

KPI	Benchmark
OEE	85%+ World-class
Yield	95%+
Raw Material Ratio	30-50%

KPI Pyramid Structure

           [North Star Metric]
              (1 core metric)
          /         |         \
    [Primary KPIs]  (3-5)
    Financial | Growth | Efficiency | Customer
      /     |     \      \
  [Secondary KPIs] (10-15)
  Detailed operational metrics, leading indicators

North Star Metric Selection Guide

Business Model	North Star Candidates	Reason
SaaS B2B	ARR or NRR	Quality of recurring revenue
Marketplace	GMV or MAU	Two-sided market health
Consumer App	DAU/MAU Ratio	User engagement
Fintech	TPV or Active Customers	Transaction scale

Visualization Format Recommendations

KPI Type	Recommended Chart	Reason
Trend	Line Chart	Intuitive direction visibility
Composition	Donut/Stacked Bar	Ratios at a glance
vs. Target	Gauge/Bullet Chart	Gap visualization
Benchmark	Horizontal Bar + Reference Line	Relative positioning
Cohort	Heatmap	Time-based patterns

Benchmark Sourcing and Reliability

Source Type	Examples	Reliability
Research Institutions	Bessemer, OpenView	High
Peer Public Company IR	10-K, Investor Day	High
Industry Reports	Gartner, IDC	Medium
Internal History	Prior Quarter/Prior Year Same Period	High

When citing benchmarks in reports, always specify source, date, and sample size.

---name: kpi-benchmark-enginedescription: A specialized skill providing industry-specific benchmark data and KPI selection frameworks for KPI dashboard design. Used by the kpi-designer agent when selecting key metrics and setting benchmarks. Automatically applied in contexts such as 'KPI benchmarks', 'key metric selection', 'performance indicators', 'OKR metrics', 'industry KPIs'. However, actual BI tool (Tableau, Power BI) dashboard implementation and real-time data pipeline construction are outside the scope of this skill.---# KPI Benchmark Engine — KPI Benchmark and Selection FrameworkA specialized skill that enhances the KPI design capabilities of the kpi-designer agent.## Target Agent- **kpi-designer** — Used for KPI selection, benchmark setting, and dashboard composition## KPI Selection Framework: SMART-R| Criterion | Description | Validation Question ||-----------|------------|---------------------|| **S**pecific | Specifically defined | "What is the exact formula for this KPI?" || **M**easurable | Quantitatively measurable | "Where is the data source?" || **A**ctionable | Drives action | "What action do we take when this KPI deteriorates?" || **R**elevant | Linked to strategic objectives | "Which strategic objective does this KPI contribute to?" || **T**ime-bound | Clear frequency | "What is the measurement frequency (daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly)?" || **R**eliable | Not gameable | "Can this KPI be gamed?" |## Industry-Specific Core KPI Benchmarks### SaaS / Software| KPI | Seed | Series A | Series B+ | Public ||-----|------|---------|----------|--------|| ARR Growth | 200%+ | 100-200% | 50-100% | 20-40% || NRR | 100%+ | 110%+ | 115%+ | 120%+ || Gross Margin | 60%+ | 65%+ | 70%+ | 75%+ || CAC Payback (months) | <24 | <18 | <15 | <12 || LTV/CAC | >3x | >3x | >4x | >5x || Logo Churn (monthly) | <5% | <3% | <2% | <1% |### E-commerce / D2C| KPI | Early | Growth | Mature ||-----|-------|--------|--------|| GMV Growth | 100%+ | 40-80% | 15-25% || Take Rate | 5-15% | 10-20% | 15-25% || Repeat Purchase Rate | 20%+ | 30%+ | 40%+ |### Fintech| KPI | Benchmark ||-----|-----------|| TPV Growth | QoQ 20%+ || Revenue/TPV | 1-3% || Default Rate | <2% |### Manufacturing / Hardware| KPI | Benchmark ||-----|-----------|| OEE | 85%+ World-class || Yield | 95%+ || Raw Material Ratio | 30-50% |## KPI Pyramid Structure``` [North Star Metric] (1 core metric) / | \ [Primary KPIs] (3-5) Financial | Growth | Efficiency | Customer / | \ \ [Secondary KPIs] (10-15) Detailed operational metrics, leading indicators```### North Star Metric Selection Guide| Business Model | North Star Candidates | Reason ||---------------|----------------------|--------|| SaaS B2B | ARR or NRR | Quality of recurring revenue || Marketplace | GMV or MAU | Two-sided market health || Consumer App | DAU/MAU Ratio | User engagement || Fintech | TPV or Active Customers | Transaction scale |## Visualization Format Recommendations| KPI Type | Recommended Chart | Reason ||---------|------------------|--------|| Trend | Line Chart | Intuitive direction visibility || Composition | Donut/Stacked Bar | Ratios at a glance || vs. Target | Gauge/Bullet Chart | Gap visualization || Benchmark | Horizontal Bar + Reference Line | Relative positioning || Cohort | Heatmap | Time-based patterns |## Benchmark Sourcing and Reliability| Source Type | Examples | Reliability ||-----------|---------|-------------|| Research Institutions | Bessemer, OpenView | High || Peer Public Company IR | 10-K, Investor Day | High || Industry Reports | Gartner, IDC | Medium || Internal History | Prior Quarter/Prior Year Same Period | High |When citing benchmarks in reports, always specify **source, date, and sample size**.

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