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SQL Join and Monthly KPI Trends
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SQL Join and Monthly KPI Trends

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to join operational performance data with team and client tables, then calculate monthly KPI trends by business unit.

Use kpi_value as the KPI measure. Include only operational records with matching teams and clients, and ignore NULL KPI values in averages.

Output

  1. One row per business unit and month
  2. Columns: month, business_unit, avg_kpi, active_client_count, previous_month_kpi, and kpi_change_pct
  3. Sort by business unit, then month ascending

Schema

operational_performance
ColumnTypeDescription
performance_idPKINTUnique operational performance record
team_idINTTeam responsible for the performance record
client_idINTClient associated with the performance record
performance_dateDATEDate on which the KPI was measured
kpi_valueDECIMAL(10,2)Measured operational KPI value
teams
ColumnTypeDescription
team_idPKINTUnique team identifier
team_nameVARCHAR(100)Team name
business_unitVARCHAR(100)Business unit containing the team
clients
ColumnTypeDescription
client_idPKINTUnique client identifier
client_nameVARCHAR(150)Client name
client_statusVARCHAR(20)Current client status
Tablesoperational_performanceteamsclients
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