The PDCA cycle model, also known as the Deming cycle, is a continuous improvement model. The PDCA cycle includes the following:
- Plan stage: confirm the goal and make a plan
- Do Phase: Implementation Measures and Plans
- Check stage: check and verify, evaluate the effect
- Action stage: Standardize effective measures and deal with remaining problems
First of all, we must consider what to do, analyze the current situation, list goals, and formulate an overall strategy; then take action, design an implementation plan and implement it; think after action, have I achieved the expected results? If so, what did it do well; if not, what hindered it? How should obstacles be overcome? Finally, standardize the successful experience, adjust the remaining problem plan, and re-enter the next cycle.
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What needs to be vigilant is that most people do things, they only focus on planning and execution, that is, "what did I do". Looking at the entire PDCA cycle, we must first consider what to do, analyze the current situation, list goals, and formulate an overall strategy; then take action, design an implementation plan and implement it; think after action, have I achieved the expected results? If so, what did it do well; if not, what hindered it? How should obstacles be overcome? Finally, standardize the successful experience, adjust the remaining problem plan, and re-enter the next cycle.
Once the PDCA cycle starts, it can't stop at all! However, this turning is not turning around and still staying in place, but a process of spiraling upward. Today we are better than yesterday, this is the best effect of PDCA!
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