PROJECT 01 · ARTEFACT 4
Metric ladder
Fourteen metrics on a four-step climb, from named, to defined, to baselined, to trended. Each one only moves up when the evidence allows it.
STEP REACHED · 1 NAMED · 2 DEFINED · 3 BASELINED · 4 TRENDED
PROGRAMMEIs it reaching people?
PRG-01
School Reach & Adoption
2/4
PRG-02
Community Reach & Adoption
3/4
PRG-03
Co-design Participation
2/4
PRG-03-01
Co-design groups engaged
2/4
PRG-03-02
Projected reach through resources
2/4
PRG-03-03
Varied settings of co-design groups
2/4
PRG-04
Unplugged Transition Rate
2/4
PRODUCT HEADLINEIs it working overall?
PRD-01
Total Active Users
4/4
PRD-02
Meaningful Next Step Rate
1/4
LEARNING MOMENTSWhat changed for them?
LM-01
Engagement
2/4
LM-02
Comprehension
2/4
LM-03
Decision Quality
2/4
LM-04
Confidence
2/4
LM-05
Follow Through
3/4
ROUGH WORK · SKETCHED FIRST · 1 SKETCH ▾
ROUGH WORK · SKETCHED FIRSTFLIP TO THE ROUGH WORK ▸
WHY A LADDERA metric that is only named is shown as only named, so the board reads a measurement plan with its gaps visible.
COMPARABILITYJob-search clicks were redefined in August 2026, so nothing before July 2026 is comparable. July is the baseline: 1,925 clicks.
IN ACTIONLM-03 and LM-05, read with the Ladder of Misinference?LADDER OF MISINFERENCEAlex Edmans’ four checks before trusting a finding: is it accurate, is the sample representative, could something else explain it, and does it hold beyond this case?, are on the Beeline?BEELINEThe Greater Manchester service that helps young people up to 25 explore careers and find a next step. project’s score screen.OPEN PROJECT 01 ▸