Plan. Do. Check. Act. (P.D.C.A. Cycle)

“Do you believe that everything you do is a process?” From brushing your teeth to doing your work assignments to doing your groceries, everything’s a process and, what’s essential to note is, they are all PDCA cycles. In this episode of the Business Problem Solver Podcast, Lee Houghton emphasises why PDCA is not just a planning tool, but a way of life. It does not matter if it’s big or small – or for more apt terms, micro or macro – anything you do in life can be a PDCA cycle. Listen in to know more. KEY TAKEAWAYS The PDCA (plan-do-check-act) was first popularised W. Edwards Deming in the mid-20th It can be a planning tool or an improvement cycle. PDCA cycle is way of life. If you try to see everything’s a process where it needs inputs, goes through steps, and produces outputs, you know what you should be expecting to do to get what you want to achieve. The two PDCA cycles: Micro – a weekly to monthly Macro – usually three to five years BEST MOMENTS “If everything we do is a process, then everything we do can be improved.” “PDCA is much more than a planning tool. PDCA is much more an improvement cycle. It’s a way of life. It’s a way of looking at things to continuously improve anything and everything you do.” ABOUT THE HOST For the last 15 years, I have been a multi-sector internal or external business improvement consultant, building the improved capability of individuals, teams and businesses. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two young children Jack & India. I also enjoy listening to and reading business & personal development material. Lee Houghton is “THE Business Problem Solver”, a Management Consultant, CX Specialist and Keynote Speaker. CONTACT METHOD You can contact Lee Houghton on: 07813342194 Website: [email protected] LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lhoughton/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/THEBusinessProblemSolver/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BusiProbsSolved Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_business_problem_solver/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsf0YC2_ZBuhtC_s-AbHaDw