Metrics That Matter
Sales Cycle Length
The average time from first qualified touch to closed-won — directly shapes how ramp and quota should be paced.
A 45-day cycle supports monthly quota; a 6-month enterprise cycle usually needs to be measured quarterly instead.
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More in Metrics That Matter
- Sales Efficiency (Magic Number)
A ratio of revenue generated to what was spent on sales & marketing to generate it — the bluntest read on whether comp spend is working.
- Rep Tenure / Rep LTV
How long a rep stays productive on the team, and the cumulative value they generate over that time — the real cost of turnover shows up here, not in the exit interview.
- Win Rate
The percentage of qualified opportunities that close won, out of all opportunities that reach a decision.