For the record, I am actually in total agreement with you (not to sounds like a total hypocrite). I am a metric junkie to the Nth degree; however, as I continue to build [what I consider] better and better teams I find myself relying on these metrics less and less.

Metrics are great post-analysis – no question. Recently, I find myself solving and preventing all of these problems [that metrics previously solved] with more sociable tactics such as communication and different “experimental” software techniques.