A green dashed line is an optimal way of your growth according to your previous data — considering seasonal and other changes. The last value of this green line is your goal value at the end of your chosen time range.

A solid blue line shows your current progress and ends at the current value.

A blue dashed line is Statsbot’s prediction based on statistics and machine learning analysis. The last value of this line is the expected value for the end of your chosen time range.

On these graphs, you can see two gaps between strategy and real-time data. The first one is in your current position and the second gap is your position at the end of the range. These are the key markers which will show whether you’re on or off track.

How to manage Goals?

You can manage Goals only in your personal account.

Use /statsbot-goal slash command or `@statsbot goals` command to see your goals in Slack or just type the name of your goal.

It’s better not to name your goals the same as your metrics. Imagine, you have a goal called `new users` and a metric `new users`. In this case, Statsbot will recognize the command `new users` as a request for a metric. If this is the case, you would need to use `goal new users` command to see your goal report in Slack.

Goals notifications

Statsbot continuously analyzes your data and makes predictions, so it’s important to get the most out of this data by paying attention to Statsbot’s notifications about your progress.

There are three types of notifications for Goals:

By default, Statsbot sends Goal Reports every morning at 9 am, but users can change this setting to their liking.

Statsbot notifies when your data is off track so much so that you will not reach your target.

You’ll receive a notification with congrats, when you achieve your goal earlier than planned.

What are you waiting for? Get to it and and track your goals!