Dashboards and Metrics
Do you have an altimeter on the dashboard of your car to gauge your altitude? Not likely. This metric doesn’t fit the application.
In his first State of the State address last Wednesday Governor Snyder announced that the Michigan government will have a dashboard to gauge progress in different areas that will be available online for all of us to view. In 
general, I like this idea. But it’s important not to fall into a “one-metric-fits-all” mentality.
A dashboard has gauges to show the status of something. The dashboard in a car has gauges to show speed, mileage, engine temperature, etc. Mine even shows tire pressure in each tire.
