Continuous Improvement Cycle

PDSA: Plan, Do, Study, Act

1. PLAN
   • What are your objectives?
   • What are your predictions?
   • What data will you require to measure your progress?
   • When, who, how and where will you carryout your improvement?
2. DO
   • Carry out the plan
   • Document the progress
   • Note the problems and solutions
3. STUDY
   • What changes are still to be made?
   • Should this improvement be expanded?
4. ACT
   • Analyse the data:
     • Have you made the changes expected?
     • Have you reached the objectives in step 1?
   • What else have you learned?

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