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No, because the NPV includes all cash flows (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value). I completely
by osigurdson 4y ago
No, because the NPV includes all cash flows (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_present_value).
I completely agree with you that it is probably impossible to compute (per my original comment). But at least understanding what the target is helps imo.
- kstenerud 4y agoUsing metrics to gauge how well the enterprise is doing on the whole and to influence policy decisions and strategy is absolutely good and desirable. It's only when metrics become rules or quotas or measures to compare people or departments as a policy that things go bad.
- osigurdson 4y agoUsing good metrics is good, using dumb metrics is dumb. Most metrics are probably dumb if we dig deeply enough.