A rant on Metric's I wish I had written... so I'm going to just include it by reference and call it my own. One thousand Words on Metrics Here's a quote to get you even more interested in clicking that link... Conclusion In short, I find most grasping for metrics to be a reliable metric for lack of understanding of human behavior, not only that of those who would be measured but that of those who would do the measuring. If a higher-up wants a metric about a team, say, as an input to their judgment about whether the team’s work is satisfactory, oughtn’t there be some other way to tell? And if I choose nearly any metric on someone else’s behalf, doesn’t that reveal my assumption that I know something about how they do their good work better than they do? Or worse, that I prefer they nail the metric than do something as loose and floppy as “good work”? Well - will you look at that! Yareev's even willing to apply his own metric to his work. What a ...