# Create a metric (KPI or key result)

Add a metric that tracks a number, such as ARR or NPS, from a starting value to a target.

A Metric tracks a named value from its starting value to its target. Progress is how far the value has travelled.

## Create a metric {#steps}

1. Open a view that shows goals, such as Organization or My Goals.
2. Click **Add new** at the top right.
3. Choose **New Metric**.
4. Type a title.
5. Fill in the metric name, the unit (Percentage, Count or Currency), the Starting value and the Target value. Leave the Starting value empty to start from 0. Shorthand like $4.9B, 250k or 12% works, and a $ or % sets the unit.
6. Check the owner, Parent, Scope and time period pills.
7. Click **Create Metric**.

![The new goal dialog, with its type picker reading Goal at the top left.](https://help.brev.io/doc-assets/screenshots/goals-list-creating.png)

> **Tip: Success check**
>
> The metric appears in the list, with its value against the target.

To read the value from an app instead of checking in, see [Auto-track a goal](https://help.brev.io/auto-track-a-goal/). For Stay above, Stay below and Stay between, see [Advanced tracking modes](https://help.brev.io/goals-list/#advanced-tracking-modes).

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