- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDCA) - Plan - Identify what is to be improved - Plan which changes might lead to improvements - Do - Implement planned changes on a small scale - Check - Determine whether the changes led to the desired improvement - Act (Adjust) - Standardize the changes - Monitor process - Repeat the cycle ![PDCA Cycle Kaizen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/PDCA-Cycle-Kaizen.png) ![PDCA Process](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/PDCA_Process.png/525px-PDCA_Process.png) On the smaller scale the entire PDCA can be part of Standup (Sync) meeting On the larger scale the PDCA is incorporated in [[Retrospective]]. --- ## Tags: #PDCA #PlanDoCheckAct #ContinuousImprovement #Kaizen #ProcessImprovement #ManagementStrategy --- ## Related Concepts - Kaizen - Six Sigma - Lean Manufacturing - Total Quality Management - Agile Methodology - Scrum Framework - Project Management - Business Process Reengineering - Quality Control - Quality Assurance