22 June 2026 · 5 min read
Four governance metrics teams can act on
Measure ownership, conformance, freshness and resolution—not the volume of tracked events.
Measure whether control is working
Useful indicators answer four questions: are critical sources owned, do payloads conform, are events arriving on time, and how quickly are exceptions resolved?
Keep the denominator visible
A compliance percentage without the number and criticality of monitored sources can mislead. Publish coverage beside conformance and separate high-impact journeys from the long tail.