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hippo

/ˈhɪp.oʊ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The variable the dashboard was quietly fitted to predict.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. Highest Paid Person's Opinion: the decision input that overrides the analysis when the two disagree.

Evidence

See also

data-driven cultureTerm struck pending the definitions of decision right, metric ownership, and the willingness to act against a preference the data contradicts.
executive dashboardThe one dashboard that must never be red while the report is open.
vanity metricA number that goes up to make a slide feel better and a quarter look busier.