Give Your Metrics an Expiry Date
5 days ago
- #metrics
- #dashboard
- #expiry-dates
- The author discusses the importance of setting expiry dates for dashboard metrics.
- A specific metric was useful for 18 months but became less actionable over time.
- The metric no longer met key criteria: visibility, actionability, and usage.
- Expiry dates help in reassessing the relevance and effectiveness of metrics.
- Without expiry dates, outdated metrics can clutter dashboards and create false confidence.
- The author recommends setting expiry dates for metrics to ensure they remain useful.