Path to Continuous Improvement

Plan - Do - Check - Act

Plan

Identify and analyze the problem or opportunity, develop hypotheses about what the issues may be, and decide which one to test.

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Do 

Test the potential solution, ideally on a small scale, and measure the results.

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Check/Study

Study the result, measure effectiveness, and decide whether the hypothesis is supported or not.

Act

if the solution was successful, implement it.

PDSA Model courtesy of The W. Edwards Deming Institute®.