**Don't let standard project metrics outweigh value-delivery metrics.** If you get too wrapped up in [[Metrics]] about how well a project is completed _on-time_ and _on-budget_, you begin to lose sight to the fact that the project should also drive some sort of business value. You can have a million projects all done perfectly on time and on budget and have your company tank because none of them offered actual [[Business Value]] > [!tldr] just because something was done on-time and on-budget doesn't mean it was a good idea to do **** # More ## Source - [Wall Street Journal article](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiL0eHmpJaAAxWNpIkEHexzCxMQFnoECAwQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fpro-take-its-time-to-retire-the-idea-of-the-tech-project-b0ad08d8&usg=AOvVaw0VM_OdZeNGu8d-jpDzyWYB&opi=89978449) ## Related - [[Business Value]] - [[Metrics]]