Metrics question

If you were the Senior PM at Uber, how would you define the metrics and north star of your team before leaving for a 2-month break?

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What this question tests

Metrics ownership and delegation judgment: can you set up a metric system robust enough that a team can run independently without you for two months.

Define the north star clearly so the team has no ambiguity while you are gone, for example completed trips per active rider, capturing both demand and supply health.
Break it into a small set of supporting metrics the team checks weekly: driver acceptance rate, rider wait time, and cancellation rate, since these are leading indicators of the north star.
Set explicit guardrail thresholds in advance, for example wait time should not exceed a stated number of minutes, so the team knows when to escalate without you.
Document decision rules for common scenarios, like what to do if cancellation rate spikes, so the team is not paralyzed waiting for your input.
Assign clear ownership of each metric to a specific team member before you leave, so nothing falls through by default.
Set up a lightweight async reporting cadence, like a weekly written update, so you can catch up quickly on return without daily involvement.

Focuses on making the team self sufficient, not just picking good metrics, since the actual test is operating without you.
Sets explicit guardrail thresholds and decision rules in advance, reducing the need for real time judgment calls.
Assigns individual ownership per metric, a concrete delegation step many answers skip.

Listing metrics without addressing how the team operates and decides without you for two months.
No predefined thresholds or decision rules, leaving the team stuck on judgment calls only you could normally make.

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