> Yet in the real world, many people oppose metric-based management. It seems to me that few organizations and even fewer people use mathematically rigorous de

> Yet in the real world, many people oppose metric-based management. It seems to me that few organizations and even fewer people use mathematically rigorous decision-making. Some people realize this, some do not. I think some people oppose metric-based management out of self-preservation -- it involves hard thinking and some degree of formalization of their criteria. Specifying your criteria can box you in and give you less flexibility.