GranolaMeeting IntelligenceAction Item Distribution Balance
Action Item Distribution Balance measures how evenly meeting action items are distributed across team members. It identifies individuals who consistently receive a disproportionate share of action items, creating bottleneck and burnout risk, versus those who rarely take on commitments.
Granola metric
Action Item Distribution Balance measures how evenly meeting action items are distributed across team members. It identifies individuals who consistently receive a disproportionate share of action items, creating bottleneck and burnout risk, versus those who rarely take on commitments.
Full guide: definition, formula, and benchmarksWhy Action Item Distribution Balance matters for Granola users
When action items consistently land on the same few people, those individuals become bottlenecks and burn out while others are under-utilised. Balanced distribution ensures sustainable workload and reduces single-point-of-failure risk.
For Granola users, distribution data surfaces patterns that are invisible in individual meetings but obvious over time. A manager might not realise they assign 60% of action items to their most reliable team member until the data makes this pattern undeniable.
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Conversion rate
Outcome · 58% contribution
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Understand and act on Action Item Distribution Balance with KPI Tree
Aggregate action item assignment data from Granola in your warehouse and visualise distribution in KPI Tree. Link it to action item completion rate and participant engagement score in your team health tree.
Assign RACI ownership to team leads and review distribution monthly, setting goals for more balanced assignment across the team.
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Action Item Completion Rate
Meeting IntelligenceCompletion Rate = Completed Action Items / Total Action Items Assigned × 100
Action Item Completion Rate measures the percentage of action items captured during Granola-recorded meetings that are completed within their assigned timeframe. It is the most direct measure of whether meetings produce results or merely consume time.
View metricAction Item Velocity
Meeting IntelligenceAction Item Velocity = Average(Completion Timestamp − Assignment Timestamp)
Action Item Velocity measures the average time from when an action item is assigned in a Granola-recorded meeting to when it is completed. It reflects the organisation's ability to translate meeting decisions into executed work and is a leading indicator of operational agility.
View metricParticipant Engagement Score
Meeting IntelligenceParticipant Engagement Score measures how actively each meeting participant contributes, considering factors such as speaking time, questions asked, ideas contributed, and interaction with other participants. It identifies silent attendees who may not need to be present and highlights facilitation opportunities to improve inclusivity.
View metricMeeting Outcome Effectiveness
Meeting IntelligenceOutcome Effectiveness = Meetings with Tangible Outcomes / Total Meetings × 100
Meeting Outcome Effectiveness measures the proportion of meetings that produce at least one tangible outcome - a decision made, an action item assigned, a problem resolved, or a plan agreed upon. It separates productive meetings from informational sessions and status updates that could be asynchronous.
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