Vanity metrics | Glossary

Definition:

Vanity metrics are things like registered users, downloads, and raw pageviews. They are easily manipulated, and do not necessarily correlate to the numbers that really matter: active users, engagement, the cost of getting new customers, and ultimately revenues and profits. The latter are more actionable metrics.

Further Reading:

Book: kanban Maturity Model by Teodora Bozheva, David J. Anderson

 

Vanity Metric | Glossary

Definition
Vanity metrics are  numbers intended to paint an impressive picture,as compared to Actionable metrics,that tie specific and repeatable actions,to observed results. Vanity Metrics include raw numbers,like page views,registered users of a website etc.,that produce big numbers that don’t always necessarily generate revenue.

Further Reading

  • “Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering”, by Stephen H. Kan.
  • “Software Metrics and Software Metrology”, by Alain Abran.

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