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+## Measuring Success
+
+It's important to think about what success means to you. Have clear goals before getting started, including a plan on how to measure. 
+
+### Could you measure...
+- Time to market
+- Individual behaviors
+- Bug fix pull requests
+- Feature enhancement pull requests
+- Number of outside collaborators 
+- Number of clone or forks
+- Progression of development languages
+- Automation
+- Submodule usage
+
+### The bigger picture
+Measuring success is about more than measuring certain data points. Measuring success is about setting goals,  checking in with the progress of those goals, and making adjustments where needed. **What are your Innersource goals?**