tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It advocates for a more forward-thinking approach that incorporates context and trends, enabling proactive decision-making rather than reactionary measures based on outdated or incomplete data. There’s an expression that was used by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, and also by Dr. Don Wheeler, that says managing through metrics (and comparisons to targets) is … Continue reading Why Red-Green Charts in Management are a Rear-View Mirror Approach