Is a wrong number always fatal to trust?

No. A wrong number with a visible correction path tends to preserve trust. A wrong number with no acknowledgment, no fix, and no visible owner is what causes trust to collapse over time.

Should we wait until the data is clean before launching the dashboard?

Usually no. Waiting indefinitely is itself a failure mode. A better pattern is to launch with explicit, visible data quality scope ('these three metrics are reliable; the rest are provisional') and expand from there as ownership and quality improve.

Who should own the metric dictionary?

A single named individual or small team — typically in operations, finance, or a dedicated analytics function — with the authority to resolve definitional disputes. Shared ownership without a tiebreaker tends to be the same as no ownership.

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