Design the Check Sheet, aiming to ease the collection, transcription and interpretation processes. A typical form includes:
An area for the data about the process.
An area to collect the main data, organized so that it may be visually interpreted. This should be large enough to contain the maximum expected number of data elements (step 3).
Columns or rows to total the data, ready for transcription (typically into a computer, for later reference or further analysis).
Other information about the situation where the data was collected that may help decision making, such as operator, date, machine, weather, etc.
Common designs for Check Sheets are discussed under Practical variations, below.