> Track things quantitatively and then make qualitative decisions
Decisions are often inherently quantitative, e.g., you allocate an actual dollar amount to a budget. Or a project go/no-go is a crisp binary decision. I think you mean don't make decisions directly based on quantitative metrics but on qualitative assessments informed by quantitative metrics.
I don't distinguish that hard the second I get into the qualitative so many factors (like experience) inform the quantitative work.
Sometimes the qualitative goals is created because of the quantitative data.
What you are saying is certainly also what I mean but I don't think I only mean that but I see what you are saying and yeah it might just be my english.
Decisions are often inherently quantitative, e.g., you allocate an actual dollar amount to a budget. Or a project go/no-go is a crisp binary decision. I think you mean don't make decisions directly based on quantitative metrics but on qualitative assessments informed by quantitative metrics.