--- name: partner-kpi-dashboard-builder description: "Builds a complete partner KPI dashboard specification across 6 metric domains — bookings, retention, growth rate, engagement, enablement, and portfolio health — with metric definitions, calculation formulas, target benchmarks, data sources, scorecard tiers, and a review cadence for reseller or channel partner portfolios. Use when defining partner performance metrics, structuring a reseller scorecard, or building a channel analytics dashboard." argument-hint: "[partner-type] [program-stage]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # Partner KPI Dashboard Builder ## Purpose Define and structure a complete KPI framework for a reseller or partner portfolio — with exact metric definitions, calculation formulas, targets, and data sources — so partnerships teams can measure, tier, and manage partner performance from one consistent scorecard instead of ad-hoc spreadsheets. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Define KPIs or metrics for a reseller or channel partner program - Build a partner scorecard or performance dashboard - Structure bookings, retention, growth, or engagement metrics for a partner portfolio - Set targets and benchmarks for partner performance - Create a tiering model to rank partners by contribution - Standardize how partner performance is reviewed across a BD team ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Partner type**: Reseller / referral / VAR / MSP / distributor / co-sell - **Program stage**: Early (launching) / scaling / mature (optimizing) - **Portfolio size**: Approximate number of active partners - **Revenue model**: How partners generate revenue — resell margin, referral commission, co-sell, recurring - **Available data sources**: CRM, PRM, billing system, product analytics, etc. - **Primary program goal**: Bookings growth / retention / partner activation / portfolio expansion - **Review audience**: Who reads the dashboard — partner managers, leadership, or both If program stage or portfolio size is missing, assume a scaling-stage reseller program of 20–50 partners and note the assumption. ## Instructions ### Build the KPI Framework Across 6 Metric Domains For every metric, specify: - **Definition**: What it measures in one plain sentence - **Formula**: The exact calculation - **Target/benchmark**: A concrete number or range calibrated to program stage - **Data source**: Where the number comes from - **Cadence**: How often it's refreshed (weekly / monthly / quarterly) --- **Domain 1 — Bookings & Revenue Performance (5 metrics)** The revenue contribution of the partner portfolio. - Partner-sourced bookings (new revenue closed through partners) - Partner-influenced bookings (deals partners touched but didn't close) - Average deal size (partner-sourced vs. direct benchmark) - Bookings attainment vs. quota (per partner and portfolio-wide) - Revenue mix (partner-sourced % of total company bookings) Note attribution model early — sourced vs. influenced must be defined before any bookings metric is trustworthy. **Domain 2 — Retention & Renewal (4 metrics)** Whether partner-driven revenue sticks. - Partner-sourced customer gross retention rate - Partner-sourced net revenue retention (NRR) - Partner renewal rate (partners themselves staying active in-program) - Churned partner revenue (revenue lost when a partner goes inactive) Distinguish end-customer retention from partner retention — these are two different risks and both belong on the dashboard. **Domain 3 — Growth Rate (4 metrics)** The trajectory of the portfolio, not just the snapshot. - Quarter-over-quarter partner bookings growth % - New active partner growth (net new partners producing revenue) - Expansion rate (existing partners increasing bookings vs. prior period) - Time-to-first-deal (days from onboarding to first closed deal) — a leading growth indicator Prioritize rate-of-change metrics over absolute totals; a large portfolio with flat growth is a problem a snapshot hides. **Domain 4 — Engagement & Activity (4 metrics)** Leading indicators that predict future bookings. - Deal registration volume (registrations submitted per partner) - Active partner ratio (% of partners with at least one deal or registration in the period) - Pipeline coverage (partner-sourced pipeline ÷ partner quota gap) - Portal / co-sell activity (logins, asset downloads, joint activities) Engagement metrics are the earliest warning system — a drop here precedes a bookings drop by one to two quarters. **Domain 5 — Enablement & Readiness (3 metrics)** Whether partners are equipped to sell. - Certification / training completion rate - Time-to-productivity (onboarding start to first registered deal) - Enablement coverage (% of partner reps who completed required training) Tie enablement metrics to bookings outcomes where possible — show which certified partners outperform uncertified ones. **Domain 6 — Portfolio Health & Concentration (4 metrics)** Risk and balance across the portfolio. - Revenue concentration (% of partner bookings from top 3 partners) - Partner tier distribution (count of partners per performance tier) - At-risk partner count (partners with declining activity or bookings) - Contribution margin per partner (revenue minus program cost) Flag concentration risk explicitly — a portfolio where 80% of revenue comes from two partners is fragile regardless of total revenue. --- ### Build the Partner Scorecard Tiering Model Define 3–4 tiers (e.g., Strategic / Growth / Emerging / At-Risk) using a weighted score: - Assign weights across the 6 domains totaling 100% (weight bookings and growth highest for scaling programs; retention and health highest for mature programs) - Give each tier a clear entry threshold and the management action it triggers (invest, maintain, develop, or intervene) ### Define the Review Cadence Specify what gets reviewed and when: - **Weekly**: Engagement and deal registration — the leading indicators - **Monthly**: Bookings attainment, growth rate, at-risk partner flags - **Quarterly**: Full scorecard, tier reassignment, retention/NRR, concentration risk, contribution margin ## Output Format - **Structure**: 6 metric domains, each as a labeled table of metrics with definition/formula/target/source/cadence columns; followed by a tiering model and a review cadence - **Length**: 1,100–1,500 words - **Format**: Structured document with tables per domain; tiering and cadence as clearly labeled sections - **Sections**: Bookings & Revenue → Retention & Renewal → Growth Rate → Engagement & Activity → Enablement & Readiness → Portfolio Health → Tiering Model → Review Cadence - **Tone**: BD operations analyst — precise, quantitative, decision-oriented; every metric must be actionable, not vanity ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] All 24 core metrics across the 6 domains are present (5+4+4+4+3+4) - [ ] Every metric has a definition, formula, target, data source, and cadence — no blanks - [ ] Bookings domain defines the attribution model (sourced vs. influenced) before listing bookings metrics - [ ] Targets are calibrated to the stated program stage — not identical across early/scaling/mature - [ ] Tiering model weights sum to exactly 100% and each tier has a triggered management action - [ ] Review cadence separates weekly leading indicators from monthly and quarterly reviews ## Notes - Engagement metrics predict bookings better than bookings predict themselves — weight them heavily on early-stage program dashboards - The single most common failure is measuring absolute totals without growth rate; a stable-looking portfolio can be quietly declining - Concentration risk is invisible on a revenue-only dashboard — always surface top-partner dependency explicitly - If the user has no PRM or clean attribution, recommend starting with the 8–10 metrics they can actually source reliably rather than a full 24-metric dashboard they can't populate --- ## How to use this skill This file is a Claude Code skill in [Anthropic's standard format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills) — markdown with YAML frontmatter at the top. **Installing in Claude Code:** - `~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads in every session anywhere on your machine (recommended for skills you'll use across multiple projects) - `/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads only when working in that project (recommended for project-specific skills) Restart Claude Code or open a new session to register. **Using in Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI tools:** 1. 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