006·31

metric sprawl

/ˈmɛt.rɪk sprɔːl/ - n.

1 [colloq.] Nine definitions of 'churn', each defended by the team that pays for the tool that computes it.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. The accumulation of redundant or near-duplicate metrics that lack a single agreed definition.

Evidence

See also

metric definitionThe document everyone cites and no one has read since the analyst who wrote it left.
report sprawlForty dashboards answering one question, each slightly, confidently wrong.
semantic layerThe place where the company agreed what 'revenue' means, except for the four teams that didn't get the invite.