Marketing, sales and customers

Pipeline velocity

  • Marketing, sales and customers

Definition

How quickly opportunities move through the sales pipeline, combining value, win rate and cycle length.

Example

€2m pipeline, a 25% win rate and a 50-day cycle gives €10,000 a day.

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Why it matters

Where it is used

Sales forecasting and quarterly reviews.

How to calculate it

Pipeline value × win rate ÷ average sales cycle length

Worked example

€2m pipeline, a 25% win rate and a 50-day cycle gives €10,000 a day.