#241 Data Product Success Metrics - A Kinda Deep Dive - Mesh Musings 51

<p>Key summary points:</p><ul><li>At the start, it's more important to start measuring than it is to measure the right things. Do NOT let analysis paralysis hold you back.</li><li>Similarly, your success metric measurement framework will probably suck to start. Oh well, get to measuring.</li><li>Create a framework and tooling/platform capabilities - where necessary/useful - to make measuring and reporting against success metrics simple. That framework should be about defining the metrics and especially how to measure, not what success looks like for individual data products.</li><li>Use fitness functions</li><li>Good metrics to consider in order of usefulness: user satisfaction, user value, data quality, time to business decision, delivery to expectations, time to update (can be squishy), and usage</li></ul><br/><p>Please Rate and Review us on your podcast app of choice!</p><p>Sign up for Data Mesh Understanding's free roundtable and introduction programs here: <a href="https://landing.datameshunderstanding.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://landing.datameshunderstanding.com/</a></p><p>If you want to be a guest or give feedback (suggestions for topics, comments, etc.), please see <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WkXLhSH7mnbjfTChD0uuYeIF5Tj0UBLUP4Jvl20Ym10/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>Episode list and links to all available episode transcripts <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZmCIinVgIm0xjIVFpL9jMtCiOlBQ7LbvLmtmb0FKcQc/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Provided as a free resource by <a href="https://datameshunderstanding.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Data Mesh Understanding</a>. Get in touch with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthirleman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott on LinkedIn</a> if you want to chat data mesh.</p><p>If you want to learn more and/or join the Data Mesh Learning Community, see here: <a href="https://datameshlear