Suboptimize
Pronunciation: /ˈsəbˈɑptəˌmaɪz/
Suboptimize (verb)
- To make a plan, system, or decision work, but not as well as the best possible option.
- To improve one part of a process while ignoring the whole, so overall results are worse than they could be.
Examples
- Focusing on one metric can suboptimize the whole system.
- They suboptimize results when they ignore the bigger goal.