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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by musicale on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @03:29PM (#30168766)
> private equity group

The goal of a private equity group can sometimes be be to extract as much money from the company as possible in a given time frame, rather than to ensure the long-term success or survival of the company.

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Re:The McNamara fallacy: Measurement is not understanding by giva on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @04:04PM (#30169233)
And the goal of PEG's empolyees is to get bonuses by hitting the metrics set for them.

Metrics are the only goal that means there. It's all about making the numbers look pretty.

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