CFO Paradigm · Example company: Cawan's Shoes
Strategy & Analysis

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

What it means

The handful of metrics that most directly track strategy execution.

Why it matters

You get what you measure. Focus beats a 40-metric dashboard.

How to calculate — with Cawan's Shoes

Cawan's Shoes 2026 board-level KPI dashboard (target → actual YTD): • Revenue growth 10% → 11.2% ✓ • Gross margin 50% → 50.4% ✓ • DTC mix 42% → 39.1% ✗ • Net Promoter Score 60 → 62 ✓ • Cash Conversion Cycle 55d → 57d ✗ (inventory build) • ROIC 15% → 15.3% ✓ • Voluntary attrition <8% → 6.9% ✓ Each KPI has one named owner (VP-level), a monthly cadence, and a red/amber/green threshold. Miss two months = mandatory action plan to the board.

What's at stake if you ignore this

Wrong KPIs steer the org into the wrong lake.