Metric
A measurement wired to a decision. A number qualifies as a metric on an executive scorecard only if crossing a stated threshold triggers a specific, named action; a number that moves without changing what anyone does is a measurement, not a metric, and belongs on an engineering dashboard rather than a board presentation.
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP).
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A measurement wired to a decision. A number qualifies as a metric on an executive scorecard only if crossing a stated threshold triggers a specific, named action; a number that moves without changing what anyone does is a measurement, not a metric, and belongs on an engineering dashboard rather than a board presentation.
A definition of what counts as a failure, plus a stated denominator (which inputs the rate is computed over) and a named grader, which together produce a reproducible number. A number without these three parts is not a metric; it is an assertion.
A measure with an explicit numerator and denominator, a threshold and a trigger, watching a set of records. The ninth object. It reads across the chain rather than sitting inside it.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Measuring quality so executives act: the scorecard that survives a board meeting · Quality as Physics, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- Building the eval suite that would have caught your Module 3 incident · Evaluation and Trust, Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.