metrics-first project

noun
UK /ˈmɛtrɪks fɜːst ˈprɒdʒɛkt/
US /ˈmɛtrɪks fɜːrst ˈprɑːdʒɛkt/

A project that starts by choosing the numbers you will use to see if it works.

The team ran a metrics-first project so they knew exactly which numbers would show success.

SYNONYMS

data-driven projectmeasurement-led projectKPI-focused projectoutcome-measured project

RELATED WORDS

metricsKPIbenchmarkdashboardsuccess criteria

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way of planning work where success numbers are picked before any building begins.

Their metrics-first project defined the target numbers in week one.

3. A project managed by watching key numbers instead of opinions.

The metrics-first project kept the team focused on real results.

4. A project where every decision is checked against agreed measurements.

Because it was a metrics-first project, each new feature had to move the numbers.