Goal Alignment
The Goal Alignment report page presents the visuals listed below. Each row gives the on-screen name, its underlying metric, and a short description; see the metric glossary for the full formula and interpretation.
Visuals:
| Name | Measure | Description |
|---|---|---|
| # unique parent goals | Count of distinct parent goal IDs (goals that at least one other goal is aligned to) |
Number of distinct goals that act as a parent; i.e. the higher-level goals that other goals cascade up to. It sizes the set of anchor goals the organisation aligns around, so a small number relative to many aligned child goals means alignment converges on a few key objectives, while a large number means alignment is spread across many parents. It counts the parents themselves, not the alignment links or the child goals. Shared goals: this counts distinct parent goals from the alignment links, so each parent goal is counted once whether or not it is shared; sharing does not change it. Because it comes from the alignment table rather than goal ownership, it isn't owner-attributed like the ownership measures, and individual/team/org parent goals are counted together. |
| Avg. parent goal progress | avg progress (%) of parent goals |
Average progress of the higher-level (parent) goals that others align to, on a 0–100% scale, telling you how well the anchor objectives are advancing. Important weighting caveat: the average runs over alignment links, not distinct parents, so a parent goal with several children is counted once per child and therefore pulls the average more heavily than a parent with one child. So it's a child-weighted average of parent progress, not a plain average per parent goal. Shared goals: this averages parent goals' progress across alignment links, so each parent contributes once per child link regardless of sharing; it's alignment-based, not owner-attributed, and individual/team/org parents are pooled together. |
| # unique aligned goals | Count of child goal IDs across alignment links (one per alignment link, not deduplicated) |
Number of alignment relationships that exist from the child side, i.e. how many goals are aligned up to a parent, counted per alignment link. It sizes the volume of upward alignments; read with # Unique parent goals to see how children spread across parents. Because it counts links, a child goal aligned to more than one parent is counted once per parent, so this reflects alignment connections, not distinct aligned goals. Shared goals: this counts alignment links (child side), so each child goal is counted per parent it aligns to, regardless of sharing; it's alignment-based, not owner-attributed, and individual/team/org goals are pooled together. |
| Avg. aligned goal progress | Sum of child (aligned) goal progress % across alignment links÷ number of alignment links |
Average progress of the aligned (child) goals, on a 0–100% scale, telling you how well the goals that cascade from higher objectives are advancing. It's the child-side counterpart to Avg parent goal progress ; comparing the two shows whether the cascaded goals keep pace with their parents. Same weighting caveat: because it averages over alignment links, a child goal aligned to more than one parent is counted once per parent, so it's a link-weighted average, not a clean average per distinct child goal. Shared goals: averages child goals' progress across alignment links regardless of sharing; it's alignment-based, not owner-attributed, and individual/team/org goals are pooled together. |
| % aligned goals | Count of goals where [Is Aligned] = Yes (goals that have at least one parent goal) |
Number of goals aligned upward to a higher goal; i.e. linked to a parent so they cascade from broader objectives. It sizes how much of the goal set is connected to the wider strategy rather than set in isolation; read against # Goals or via % Aligned goals for the share. One definitional point: a goal counts as aligned only when it has a parent; being a parent to child goals does not by itself make a goal "aligned." Shared goals: counted once each, by owner. A goal shared by its owner with a team counts once here if it is aligned; goals shared with someone are never counted as theirs. "Shared" is a per-goal flag (shared by the owner); individual, team and org goals are counted together. |
| Goals Status | For each goal status, count of goals of that status÷ count of all goals |
Distribution of goals across their workflow statuses (In Progress, Completed, Approval Pending, etc.), i.e. where the goal set sits in its lifecycle. It shows whether goals are mostly active, finished, or stuck awaiting approval; a big Approval-Pending slice flags a bottleneck, a big Completed slice shows a mature cycle. As a share of the total in view, filtering re-bases the percentages to the current selection. Shared goals: counts goals, each once by owner and placed in its single current status. A shared goal counts once in its status slice and once in the total; goals shared with someone never count as theirs. |
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