KPI Tree

Granola Metric

Meeting Intelligence

Action 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.

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Action Item Velocity

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.

How to calculate action item velocity

Action Item Velocity = Average(Completion Timestamp − Assignment Timestamp)

Why action item velocity matters for Granola users

Fast action item velocity means that meeting decisions translate into results quickly. Slow velocity means that meetings produce commitments that languish, blocking downstream work and requiring follow-up meetings to chase status updates.

For Granola users, velocity data reveals whether the gap between meeting and execution is hours, days, or weeks. Identifying what slows action items down - unclear ownership, dependencies, or simply being forgotten - enables targeted process improvement.

Understand and act on action item velocity with KPI Tree

Track action item lifecycle data from Granola in your warehouse and compute velocity in KPI Tree. Link it to action item completion rate and meeting follow-up rate in your meeting effectiveness tree.

Assign RACI ownership to team leads and set velocity targets, using trend views to track improvement over time.

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Action Item Completion Rate

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Metric Definition

Completion 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.

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Action Item Distribution Balance

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Metric Definition

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.

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Meeting Follow-Up Rate

Meeting Intelligence

Metric Definition

Follow-Up Rate = Meetings with Post-Meeting Actions / Total Meetings × 100

Meeting Follow-Up Rate measures the percentage of meetings followed by post-meeting actions such as sharing notes, distributing transcripts, updating tasks in project management tools, or sending summary communications. It indicates whether meetings produce persistent outputs or evaporate after the call ends.

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Decision Velocity Tracking

Meeting Intelligence

Metric Definition

Decision Velocity Tracking measures how quickly decisions are reached within and across meetings, from initial discussion to final commitment. It identifies topics that are decided efficiently versus those that cycle through multiple meetings without resolution, consuming time and delaying progress.

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