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Goodhart’s Law in Your Dashboard: When Metrics Fail
When a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric. Most engineering dashboards audited showed Goodhart distortion within months of targeting.
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When a metric becomes a target, it ceases to be a good metric. Most engineering dashboards audited showed Goodhart distortion within months of targeting.
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Goodhart's Law states that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. When a metric becomes a target, it stops…
Mar 12, 2026