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Akash Dhotre
3 min readApr 7, 2021

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“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” — Lord Kevin

Every project has a goal, and they can be “atomic’’ or “complex’’. A simple example to elucidate them can be:

  • Atomic goal: Getting a six-pack abs
  • Complex goal: Getting fit during summer (and this will vary from person to person)

Goals are measured in metrics, but metrics are not goals. They are defined as a way of measuring progress towards the goal and how influencing metrics can build or break the result. For instance, if a person joins a gym to gain 20lbs of muscle weight in 4 months. This can be called a member’s goal. Metrics are (how much) is his current weight, height, chest, biceps, waist size, and other measurements. To track their goal, they calculate their BMI (Body Mass Index), fat gain to muscle gain ratio, how progressively they added weights to work out, and improvement in training. The end goal is the by-product of the entire process and transformation over time.

This was a reasonably straightforward example with transparent metrics.

But how do we measure the right parameters?

Let us consider another example. If we go to a movie theatre and the seat is broken. We will call the authority, and they may upgrade our seat to a premium seat. Once we reach home, we are likely to rate the theater 4+ stars on Google and other theater review…

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Akash Dhotre
Akash Dhotre

Written by Akash Dhotre

A constant learner in the field of technology and a passionate musician.

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