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What Is Pipeline Velocity?

Pipeline velocity measures how quickly deals move through your pipeline and turn into revenue. It's one of the most useful health metrics a revenue team can track.

What pipeline velocity tells you

It combines deal count, win rate, deal size, and cycle length into a single measure of how fast your pipeline produces revenue.

The four levers

You can raise velocity four ways: more qualified opportunities, a higher win rate, larger deals, or a shorter sales cycle.

Improving velocity

Better targeting lifts win rate and shortens cycles by putting reps in front of fit accounts that are ready to move.

Key takeaways

  • Velocity measures speed from pipeline to revenue
  • It blends count, win rate, size, and cycle
  • Four levers raise it
  • Better targeting improves most of them

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FAQ

Common questions.

How is pipeline velocity calculated?

Multiply the number of opportunities by win rate and average deal size, then divide by the average sales cycle length.

How do you increase pipeline velocity?

Improve targeting and qualification — better-fit deals close more often and faster.