A Brief Summary of My First Trip to Brazil: Beef, Emojis, Buses, Lean, and More Mark Graban Oct 15, 2019 2 Blog I got back Sunday morning from my first trip to Brazil. I had a great time last week as a guest of a company!-->…
When “Red Beads” Lead to What Looks Like Workplace Discrimination Mark Graban Feb 27, 2019 12 Blog Quite often, I used the famed "Red Bead Game" (a.k.a. the "Red Bead Experiment") that was made famous by W.!-->…
Using Process Behavior Charts to Compare Red Bead Game “Willing… Mark Graban Dec 17, 2018 0 Blog This post is Part Three of a series on using Process Behavior Charts for snapshot comparisons (of individuals,…
Any Four Data Points Might Make Things Look Good, But… Mark Graban Oct 26, 2018 1 Blog Why do we have to be skeptical or careful when we see a chart with just four data points? Does such limited data…
Understanding Variation: A BBC Simulation of Hospital Surgical Deaths Mark Graban May 21, 2018 0 Blog I'll be teaching my "Better Metrics" workshop (aka "Measures of Success," ala my book) twice in June: Cambridge…
How Are “Quality Posters” Like This Still a Thing? Mark Graban Oct 27, 2017 3 Blog Back in 2007, I wrote a blog post that highlighted (if not mocked) so-called "quality posters" that are, I suppose,…
Stop Wasting People’s Time (in a #LeanStartup or any Organization) by… Mark Graban Sep 5, 2017 0 Blog As Eric wrote about in The Lean Startup (and as many others say), time is the most precious commodity anybody has.…
Free Mini-Workshop: Running of the Red Beads in Austin – September 5 –… Mark Graban Aug 11, 2017 0 Blog This year, I have the opportunity to run the W. Edwards Deming "Red Bead Experiment" at Lean Startup Week in San…
Podcast #280 – John Dyer on Dr. Deming’s Red Bead Experiment Mark Graban May 3, 2017 1 Interviews A returning guest today for episode #280 is John Dyer, president of his consulting firm, JD&A, Inc., and a…
Free Webinar Recording: The Real Lessons of Dr. Deming’s Red Bead Factory Mark Graban Jun 24, 2016 1 Blog I've written a lot about Dr. Deming's famous "Red Bead Experiment." As a follow up to my workshop at February's…
Running Dr. Deming’s Red Bead Experiment & the Implications for… Mark Graban Aug 19, 2015 6 Blog Later next month, at the Northeast L.E.A.N. Conference, I'm facilitating the famous "Red Bead Experiment" of W.…
The Red Bead Game Applied to Medical Errors Mark Graban Jul 26, 2010 2 Blog A blog reader sent me a link to this UK news article -- really, it's a lesson in statistical literacy, so thanks to…