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title: OKR Design Rule Categories
version: 1.0.0
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# Rule Categories

## 1. OKR Structure (metrics) — HIGH — 1 rule

OKR formula, alignment cascade, quality checks, common pitfalls.

- `metrics-okr.md` — Objective and key result writing with anti-pattern detection

## 2. KPI Trees (metrics) — HIGH — 1 rule

Revenue and product health KPI trees, North Star metric selection.

- `metrics-kpi-trees.md` — Hierarchical metric decomposition and North Star frameworks

## 3. Leading/Lagging Indicators (metrics) — HIGH — 1 rule

Leading-lagging indicator pairing, balanced dashboard design.

- `metrics-leading-lagging.md` — Indicator chain diagrams and dashboard composition

## 4. Instrumentation (metrics) — HIGH — 1 rule

Metric definition templates, event naming conventions, alerting thresholds.

- `metrics-instrumentation.md` — Measurement implementation and monitoring setup

## 5. Experiment Design (metrics) — HIGH — 1 rule

Guardrail metrics, staged rollout plans, experiment structure.

- `metrics-experiment-design.md` — Controlled experiment frameworks with safety guardrails
