# Metric definition card · [Metric name] **Owner:** [Name] **Last reviewed:** [Date] **Status:** Draft / Agreed / Governed (in semantic layer) ## Meaning - In plain language: [one sentence a new hire would understand] - Decision it serves: [ ] - Good direction: up / down **Target or threshold:** [ ] ## Formula - Numerator: [ ] - Denominator: [ ] - Unit: [percent, count per account per week, currency] ## Scope - Population: [ ] - Exclusions: [internal, test, trial tenants; other] - Time grain and time zone: [ ] - Unit of analysis: [user / account / environment / incident] ## Source of truth - Governed definition: [name in the semantic layer or metrics catalog, or "none yet"] - Underlying sources: [systems, not tables] - Verified question and known-good answer: [a question with an answer the team has checked, for testing harness answers] ## Integrity - Paired guardrail metric: [the harm this target could cause, measured] - Gaming risks: [how people or systems could move the number without moving the outcome] - Known caveats: [seasonality, data gaps, definition changes and their dates] ## Change log | Date | Change | Approved by | |---|---|---| | | | |