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Tracking Plan

A document specifying every event and property a company tracks, with naming, definitions and owners, to keep analytics data consistent.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

A tracking plan is a document that specifies every event and property a company tracks, along with naming conventions, definitions and owners. It acts as a shared contract between marketing, product and engineering, keeping analytics data consistent, preventing duplicate or ambiguous events and making implementation easier to audit.