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CSAPM · Question #89

Which metric is most dangerous when elevated to executive dashboards?

The correct answer is C. Velocity. Velocity incentivizes local optimization and manipulation outside its valid context.

Agile Planning and Estimation

Question

Which metric is most dangerous when elevated to executive dashboards?

Options

ALead time
BThroughput
CVelocity
DCustomer satisfaction

How the community answered

(34 responses)

A
12% (4)
B
6% (2)
C
59% (20)
D
24% (8)

Explanation

Velocity incentivizes local optimization and manipulation outside its valid context.

Topics

#velocity#metrics misuse#executive reporting#Goodhart's law

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