There’s a tendency for “metrics” to evolve into a process where the police give you speeding tickets based on the number of times you opened the passenger-side

There’s a tendency for “metrics” to evolve into a process where the police give you speeding tickets based on the number of times you opened the passenger-side windows of your car. Oh, and if you get a flat tire it must mean that you should lose your license. Also, beware of pretty graph summaries that are presented without a healthy list of caveats and follow-ups and further explanations. Beware if no one with management power is asking the follow-up questions that matter.