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I heard an analogy that goes like this: As a driver, all I want to see is current speed and RPM. But I like knowing that my car tracks a hundred other things, t
by supersrdjan 4y ago
I heard an analogy that goes like this: As a driver, all I want to see is current speed and RPM. But I like knowing that my car tracks a hundred other things, too, because when it fails, those other metrics will come handy. Or alert me before it fails. I heard it in the context of people analytics[0] but it seems to apply everywhere.
[0] https://youtu.be/WE2ePETzzYQ?t=1434 https://youtu.be/WE2ePETzzYQ?t=1434
- incongruity 4y agoYour car is also using metrics to keep you safe, maybe even alive at many moments. Active stability control and ABS are massively data-driven and essential parts of modern driving safety and are always on. I think there’s also an issue of layers of decision making and the requisite metrics at that layer. Abstraction is useful in business just as it is in operating a car.