NSINorth Star Index

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Opportunity
Risk of waiting
Effort

Priority

50

out of 100

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Index metrics

7 metrics

  • Rating

    Opportunity

    How much the decision could gain, rated 1 to 3. It counts double in the score.

  • Rating

    Risk of waiting

    What it costs to leave the decision open, rated 1 to 3.

  • Rating

    Effort

    How much work the decision takes, rated 1 to 3. It lowers the score.

  • Result

    Priority score

    Opportunity times two, plus risk of waiting, minus effort, shown out of 100.

  • Result

    Owner and due date

    Every saved decision names one person and a date. No owner means nothing runs on its own.

  • Market context

    Software publisher employment

    A public federal series in thousands of jobs, shown as background on the Index dashboard.

  • Market context

    10 year Treasury yield

    A public federal rate in percent that reflects the cost of money for a decision.

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