# Provisioning Lead Time — Definition of Success

> KPI: Provisioning Lead Time
> Target: not a committed target (operational signal)

**What this number means:** the time from intent received (run.started)
to apply completed (run.completed). Measures how fast Nova provisions
compliant environments.

**How it's computed:** `run.completed_at − run.started_at` per run.

**What "good" looks like:** minutes, not days. The reduction from days
(human ops) to minutes (autonomous) is the velocity proof.