PDCA cycle template
Quickly spot inefficiencies in your business processes and refine them through continuous improvement to achieve your goals.
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What is a PDCA cycle template?
The PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle template helps teams and businesses solve issues through a continuous improvement process. This approach allows teams to identify problems, test solutions, and refine processes to improve their effectiveness.
Who is this template for?
This template is used by business leaders, team leads, and project managers to systematically improve processes, products, or outcomes.
How to use this template
- Start by identifying the issues you need to solve and forming a plan with measurable outcomes. List these in the sticky notes provided in the Plan stage.
- Execute this action plan and note any challenges during implementation in the Do stage.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of your implementation by comparing the results with the goals you set; list the results in the Check phase.
- Refine your plan if you don't achieve measurable outcomes or roll out a new process to improve the issue.