OP has apparently never heard of Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_la

OP has apparently never heard of Goodhart's Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart's_law Quality metrics are easy to fudge. Too few defects? Find some or make some. Too many? Cover them up. If you need honesty, don't link it to executive pay.