Why Your Customer Success Team Might Be Measuring The Wrong KPI
- Andrew Neal
- Aug 18
- 1 min read

Customer success teams across software companies monitor key metrics religiously—reviewing dashboards, logging customer interactions and celebrating progress. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Tracking KPIs doesn’t guarantee you’re measuring the right ones.
I’ve seen it firsthand. A team can hit its targets—like reducing average response time or boosting satisfaction scores—yet churn quietly rises, upsell opportunities stall and executive teams are left scratching their heads.
