Metrics matter – even for tiny projects

If you calculate your metrics, you should pick a north star and concentrate on it, plain and simple. In my case this was active mentorships. In order to optimize it, I had to improve acquisition and reduce churn. This has transformed my backlog from nifty little features that I wanted, to pain points and difficulties that my customers faced.

Source: https://dmonn.ch/metrics-matter-even-for-tiny-projects/