1. PLANACT
DOCHECK
· Grasp the Situation
· Set the Target
· Create a Plan
· Communicate
· Resolve Issues
· Standardize (if no
standards exists)
· Kaizen (if a standard exists)
· Communicate
· Evaluate the Results
· Evaluate the Process
· Communicate
· Implement Plan
· Monitor (Check)
· Adjust (Act)
· Communicate
The PDCA Cycle
Resolve Issues
What problems do I need to resolve in order to
ensure I get the results I want?
Grasp the Situation
What are the facts that I need to identify/describe
the current situation?
Standardize (if no
standards exist
What successful process can I standardize to ensure
that I can repeat the good results?
Set a Target What do I want to achieve by when?
Kaizen (if a standard
exists)
What improvements can I make to a standard process
to get better (higher, quicker, easier, etc.) results?
Create a Plan
Who will do what, when, and where? How will it
work?
Communicate
What must I communicate to whom?
What good practice can I share with others?
How can I visualize this practice for quick and correct
understanding?
Communicate
What should I communicate to who, when, and how?
How can I visualize the plan for a quick correct
understanding?
Evaluate the Results
What are the results vs target to date?
Why the difference?
Implement Plan You've planned it, now implement it.
Monitor (Check)
What items should I track? How often?
Am I on schedule? (See 'Check' Elements)
Adjust (Act)
What adjustments should I make to the plan to
ensure good results? See ('ACT') Elements)
Communicate
What should I communicate to who, when, and how?
How can I visualize the status for a quick correct
understanding?
Communicate
What should I communicate to who, when, and how?
How can I visualize the status for a quick correct
understanding?
Evaluate the Process
What is the actual process vs the planned process?
Why the difference?
What part of the process has been successful?
Why was it successful?
What part of the process has failed? Why did it fail?
ACT
CHECK
PLAN
DO